Knock Score™
A
Top 5% of U.S. ZIPs
70 / 100
53170 · Silver Lake, WI
Ranked #924 of 21,191 ZIPs in America
#88 of 615 WI ZIPs · top 15% in the state
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Knock Score™ · Door-to-door sales rating
How knockable is 53170?
Scores refresh weekly · updated 2026-11-02
Silver Lake’s 53170 earns a Knock Score of 70/100 (A), ranking #924 of 21,191 ZIP codes in America and #88 of 615 in WI (top 15% in the state). That's elite door-knocking territory — the kind of ZIP reps fight over. Standouts: 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 94% carry high equity. The Score rates the ZIP — the KnocKnow app shows the exact zones inside it where 70%+ of homes match your perfect customer.
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How the 70 was built
Owner-occupancy81% of homesbeats 76% of ZIPs × 30% weight22.7 pts
Ability to payequity · paid-off · price blendbeats 68% of ZIPs × 25% weight17.0 pts
Door density827 homes/sq mibeats 86% of ZIPs × 20% weight17.2 pts
No-HOA share80% of homesbeats 32% of ZIPs × 15% weight4.7 pts
Aging homes96% of homesbeats 81% of ZIPs × 10% weight8.1 pts
Knock Score
70 / 100 · A
Each ingredient is ranked against every scoreable ZIP in America; the grade is the curve (A− = top 10%, B+ = top 20%, …).
The breakdown
What's behind the A
Owner-occupied81%
Owners answer the door and can say yes. Renters can't buy what you're selling.
No HOA80%
Fewer gates, fewer no-soliciting boards, no HOA approval standing between a yes and an install.
High equity94%
Homes with serious equity — owners who can finance a project without blinking.
Free & clear51%
Paid-off homes. No mortgage, maximum flexibility to spend.
Built 20+ years ago96%
Homes 20+ years old need roofs, systems, and upgrades — the stuff you sell.
827homes per sq mi
$348,576median value*
840homes scored
*Inflation-adjusted from recent sales. Built on data covering every home in the U.S., updated regularly.
How grades work
Every ZIP in America, on one curve
Each metric is ranked against every other scoreable ZIP nationally, then weighted: owner-occupancy 30%, ability to pay 25%, door density 20%, no-HOA share 15%, aging homes 10%.
A+top 1%Atop 5%A−top 10%B+top 20%Btop 35%B−top 50%C+top 65%Ctop 78%C−top 88%Dtop 97%Fbottom 3%
ZIP-level aggregates only — no individual home data is ever shown. ZIPs with fewer than 500 scoreable single-family homes aren't scored.
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