Best Places52753, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 52753, 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.
52753 ranks 1,924th 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 52753
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.
52753's strengths and weaknesses
Where 52753 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 52753 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 41% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 45% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 52753
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 52753 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,335, 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 52753's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 52753
52753'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 52753.
Who works in 52753, and how
Work in 52753 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 52753
52753 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 52753 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 52753, month by month
52753 sees roughly 97 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 52753
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around 52753
Schools across 52753 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cody Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Bridgeview Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- North Scott Junior High SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- North Scott High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 52753 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
52753 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 52753 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 52753
Is 52753 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 52753 ranks 1,924th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, civic engagement, and low disaster risk, 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 52753 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,731. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $108,335 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 52753 safe?
Yes, 52753 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare 52753 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 52753. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 52753 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.
52753 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 52753: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 52753: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 52753: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 52753: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
52753 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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