Best Places52722, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 52722, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
52722 ranks 412th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 52722
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
52722's strengths and weaknesses
Where 52722 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 52722 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 40% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 47% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 49% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 52722
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 52722 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,668, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 52722's effective rate of 1.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 52722
52722's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 52722.
Who works in 52722, and how
Work in 52722 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 52722
52722 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 52722 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 52722, month by month
52722 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 52722
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around 52722
Schools across 52722 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hopewell ElementaryA+ · 90% proficient
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Cody Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- North Scott Junior High SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Bettendorf Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- North Scott High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Bettendorf High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 52722 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
52722 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 52722 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 52722 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 52722
Is 52722 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 52722 ranks 412th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, low disaster risk, and state finances, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 52722 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,375. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $114,668 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 52722 safe?
Yes, 52722 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 52722?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 32 with lows near 17. That works out to about 86 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of zip codes.
Is 52722 good for families?
Schools beat 98% of zip codes, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $737 a month.
Compare 52722 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 52722. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 52722 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
52722 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 52722: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 52722: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 52722: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 52722: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
52722 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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