Best Places53140, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53140, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
53140 ranks 18,487th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 53140
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.
53140's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53140 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 53140 ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53140
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53140 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,046, 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 53140's effective rate of 1.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 53140
53140 runs younger 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 53140.
Who works in 53140, and how
Work in 53140 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 53140
53140 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 53140 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53140, month by month
53140 sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 53140
General Mitchell International sits about 24 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 53140
Schools across 53140 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Somers ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Harvey ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Bose ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bullen MiddleD · 19% proficient
- Lincoln MiddleD− · 14% proficient
- Washington MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Trail High School And AcademyC− · 28% proficient
- Harborside AcademyC− · 27% proficient
- Tremper HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53140 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53140 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 53140 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 53140 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 53140
Is 53140 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53140 ranks 18,487th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the schools and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53140 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,669. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $60,046 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 53140 safe?
53140 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $509 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 53140?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 19. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 53140 good for families?
Schools beat 5% of zip codes, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $1,303 a month.
Compare 53140 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53140. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53140 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.
53140 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53140: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53140: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53140: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53140: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53140 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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