Best Places53029, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53029, 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.
53029 ranks 1,142nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53029
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.
53029's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53029 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 53029 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,302 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53029
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53029 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $121,295; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 53029's effective rate of 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 53029
53029 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 53029.
Who works in 53029, and how
Work in 53029 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 53029
53029 has more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 53029 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53029, month by month
53029 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 21° | 16° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 80° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 53029
General Mitchell International sits about 25 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.9 million passengers in 2025, with 66 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 53029
Schools across 53029 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Country SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- North Lake ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Merton PrimaryA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Shore MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Merton IntermediateA · 66% proficient
- Templeton MiddleA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Arrowhead HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Kettle Moraine HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Hamilton HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53029 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53029 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 53029 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 53029 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 58% of zip codes and health care access beats 97%.
Common questions about living in 53029
Is 53029 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53029 ranks 1,142nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53029 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $506,238. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $121,295 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 53029 safe?
Yes, 53029 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 53029?
July highs average about 80 degrees, and January highs near 28 with lows near 16. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of zip codes.
Is 53029 good for families?
Schools beat 91% of zip codes, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $1,302 a month.
Compare 53029 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53029. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53029 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.
53029 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53029: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53029: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53029: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53029: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53029 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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