Best Places53079, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53079, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
53079 ranks 7,771st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 53079
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.
53079's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53079 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Household income$98,161 median, better than 79% of zip codes
Where 53079 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53079
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53079 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,161, 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 53079's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 53079
53079 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 53079.
Who works in 53079, and how
Work in 53079 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 53079
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 53079.
What the weather is like in 53079, month by month
53079 sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 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 | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 53079
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53079
Schools across 53079 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Elkhart Lake Elementary/middleA− · 60% proficient
- Horizon ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Eden ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Holstein MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Campbellsport MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Riverview MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Elkhart Lake HighB · 50% proficient
- Campbellsport HighC · 32% proficient
- Plymouth HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53079 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53079 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 53079 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53079
Is 53079 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53079 ranks 7,771st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, health care access, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53079 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,715. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $98,161 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 53079 safe?
Yes, 53079 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare 53079 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53079. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53079 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.
53079 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53079: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53079: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53079: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53079: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53079 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.