Best Places53575, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53575, 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.
53575 ranks 3,283rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53575
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.
53575's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53575 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 53575 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53575
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53575 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $114,911; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 53575's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 53575
53575'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 53575.
Who works in 53575, and how
Work in 53575 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 53575
53575 has more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 53575 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53575, month by month
53575 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 53575
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53575
Schools across 53575 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie View ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Forest Edge Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Netherwood Knoll ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Mound MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Rome Corners IntermediateB+ · 48% proficient
- Oregon MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Oregon HighB− · 41% proficient
- Stoughton HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Mcfarland HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53575 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53575 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 53575 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53575
Is 53575 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53575 ranks 3,283rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53575 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,930. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $114,911 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 53575 safe?
Yes, 53575 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare 53575 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53575. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53575 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.
53575 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53575: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53575: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53575: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53575: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53575 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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