Area data
ZIP 53812
Population: 254 (Census ACS)
The median home value (Census ACS) in ZIP 53812 is $199,200. Cost of living is 5.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value (Census)
- $199,200
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median list price
- $295,000
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $783/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $803/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,014/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,249/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,694/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.1 (100 = US avg)
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Peoples Natural Gas Co. (5.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 49.0°F
- Average high
- 59.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 37.8 in
- Annual snowfall
- 31.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 5a (extreme annual low -20 to -15°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 6.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
- Jobs reachable by car (30 min)
- 8,900
- Jobs reachable by transit (45 min)
- 7,880
Source: EPA Smart Location Database (metropolitan block groups)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Effigy Mounds National Monument (46 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 20
- Nearest airport
- Rigdon Private Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) (13 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 13
- Hospitals include
- MIDWEST MEDICAL CENTER, MERCYONE DUBUQUE MEDICAL CENTER, FINLEY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1974
- Housing built before 1970
- 25.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $3,450
- Households with broadband internet
- 91.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 53812?
- $199,200 (Census ACS).
- What is typical rent in ZIP 53812?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,014/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 53812?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- Is ZIP 53812 walkable?
- Walkability index: 6.0/20 (EPA Smart Location Database).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 53812?
- Regional Price Parity: 94.1 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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