The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 52720 sells for about $225,000, or $135 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.4% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 62 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $775 a month.
ZIP 52720 — Atalissa
The housing market in 52720 is characterized by low inventory and slow turnover, typical of a small rural community. Prices have seen modest appreciation consistent with regional trends, driven by limited supply rather than high demand. The market remains stable with little speculative activity.
This ZIP is best suited for those seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle who are comfortable with a commute to the larger Quad Cities employment centers.
Median prices moved up 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 62 days on market with 4.5 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.9% · poverty 1.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 52720, Iowa
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Iowa) — Iowa Property Tax Assessment Limitation: The taxable value is determined by applying an assessment limitation (rollback) to the assessed market value. The limitation is calculated annually to restrict the growth in aggregate taxable value for the residential class to 3% statewide.
Residents typically commute by personal vehicle to employment hubs in the Quad Cities area.
The area offers rural recreational access with proximity to the Wapsipinicon River and local community parks.
The rental market is limited in depth due to the small, rural nature of the community with low turnover.
The local economy is primarily agricultural with residents commuting to the broader Quad Cities region for manufacturing and service sector employment.
The area is served by regional highway corridors connecting to the Quad Cities.
No major large-scale developments are currently reported for this rural ZIP code.
Assessments are managed by the respective county assessors in Scott and Muscatine counties.
Parcels are subject to local school district levies and county-wide service taxes.
Standard rural property insurance applies; hazard exposure is primarily related to severe weather events common in the Midwest.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA profiles.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
Local community green space.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.