Best Places53176, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53176, 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.
53176 ranks 13,815th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53176
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.
53176's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53176 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 53176 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Household income$50,992 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53176
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53176 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,992, 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 53176's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 53176
53176 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 53176.
Who works in 53176, and how
Work in 53176 centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 53176
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 53176.
What the weather is like in 53176, month by month
53176 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 53176
General Mitchell International sits about 34 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 53176
Schools across 53176 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lyons CenterA · 65% proficient
- Dr Edward G Dyer SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Badger HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53176 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53176 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 53176 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53176
Is 53176 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53176 ranks 13,815th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53176 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,700. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $50,992 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 53176 safe?
Yes, 53176 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare 53176 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53176. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53176 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.
53176 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53176: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53176: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53176: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53176: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53176 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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