Best Places53066, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53066, 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.
53066 ranks 2,690th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53066
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.
53066's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53066 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 53066 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,274 a month, better than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53066
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53066 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $114,287; 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 53066'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 53066
53066 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 53066.
Who works in 53066, and how
Work in 53066 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 53066
53066 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 53066 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53066, month by month
53066 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 53066
General Mitchell International sits about 32 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 53066
Schools across 53066 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Country SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Summit ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Meadow View ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kettle Moraine MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Silver Lake IntermediateA− · 52% proficient
- Nature Hill IntermediateB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Arrowhead HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Kettle Moraine HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Oconomowoc HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53066 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53066 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 53066 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 53066 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of zip codes and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 53066
Is 53066 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53066 ranks 2,690th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, 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 53066 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $453,222. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $114,287 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 53066 safe?
Yes, 53066 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 53066?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 29 with lows near 15. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of zip codes.
Is 53066 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,274 a month.
Compare 53066 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53066. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53066 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.
53066 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53066: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53066: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53066: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53066: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53066 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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