Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Clayton County, IA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Clayton County, IA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Clayton County, IA

No ZIP in Clayton County, IAclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
52158
Marquette, IA
$121,923
HavenScore: 53
2
52157
$232,215
HavenScore: 44
3
52049
$241,623
HavenScore: 52
4
52035
$250,535
HavenScore: 44
5
52052
Guttenberg, IA
$259,512
HavenScore: 44
6
52043
$261,326
HavenScore: 50
7
52047
Farmersburg, IA
$266,061
HavenScore: 36
8
52072
Saint Olaf, IA
$285,952
HavenScore: 45
9
52076
$287,917
HavenScore: 44
10
52077
Volga, IA
$289,938
HavenScore: 39

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Clayton County, IA clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Clayton County, IA. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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