Best Places53295, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53295, 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.
53295 ranks 32,613th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 53295
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.
53295's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53295 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 53295 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
Who lives in 53295
53295 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 53295.
Who works in 53295, and how
Work in 53295 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in 53295
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 53295.
What the weather is like in 53295, month by month
53295 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 53295
General Mitchell International sits about 7 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 53295
Schools across 53295 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pershing ElementaryF · 8% proficient
- Burbank ElementaryF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Milwaukee IntermediateD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighF · 10% proficient
- South Division HighF · 10% proficient
- Milwaukee High School Of The ArtsF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53295 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53295 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 53295 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53295
Is 53295 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53295 ranks 32,613th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53295 safe?
53295 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $888 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 53295?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 18. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 41% of zip codes.
Compare 53295 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53295. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53295 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.
53295 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53295: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53295: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53295: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53295: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53295 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.
- 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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