Best Places53040, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53040, 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.
53040 ranks 3,102nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 53040
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.
53040's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53040 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 53040 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53040
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53040 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,962, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 53040's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 53040
53040's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 53040.
Who works in 53040, and how
Work in 53040 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 53040
53040 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 53040 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53040, month by month
53040 sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 55° | 43° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 53040
General Mitchell International sits about 42 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 53040
Schools across 53040 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Farmington ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Kewaskum ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Allenton ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kewaskum MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Silverbrook IntermediateB+ · 51% proficient
- Random Lake MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Random Lake HighC+ · 37% proficient
- West HighC+ · 37% proficient
- East HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53040 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53040 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 53040 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53040
Is 53040 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53040 ranks 3,102nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on a weak job market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53040 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $332,020. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $100,962 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 53040 safe?
Yes, 53040 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
Compare 53040 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53040. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53040 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.
53040 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53040: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53040: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53040: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53040: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53040 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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