Best Places53507, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53507, 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.
53507 ranks 4,237th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53507
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.
53507's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53507 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Household income$109,160 median, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 53507 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 36% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53507
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53507 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,160, 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 53507's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 53507
53507's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 53507.
Who works in 53507, and how
Work in 53507 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 53507
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 53507.
What the weather is like in 53507, month by month
53507 sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 53507
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53507
Schools across 53507 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barneveld ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Mineral Point ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- River Valley ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mineral Point MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Mount Horeb MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Dodgeville MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Mineral Point HighC+ · 40% proficient
- River Valley HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Barneveld HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53507 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53507 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 53507 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53507
Is 53507 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53507 ranks 4,237th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, health care access, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53507 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,241. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $109,160 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 53507 safe?
Yes, 53507 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare 53507 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53507. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53507 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.
53507 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53507: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53507: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53507: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53507: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53507 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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