Best Places53590, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53590, 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.
53590 ranks 1,915th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53590
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.
53590's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53590 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 53590 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53590
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53590 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $101,987; 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 53590's effective rate of 1.65%, 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 53590
53590 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 53590.
Who works in 53590, and how
Work in 53590 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 53590
53590 has more parkland per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 53590 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53590, month by month
53590 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 53590
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53590
Schools across 53590 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Horizon ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Eastside ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Royal Oaks ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- De Forest MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Prairie View MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Columbus MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Sun Prairie East HighB · 49% proficient
- De Forest HighC · 34% proficient
- Columbus HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53590 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53590 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 53590 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 53590 suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 87%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 53590
Is 53590 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53590 ranks 1,915th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and cheap car insurance, 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 53590 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,455. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $101,987 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 53590 safe?
Yes, 53590 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 53590?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 14. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of zip codes.
Is 53590 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $1,303 a month.
Compare 53590 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53590. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53590 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.
53590 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53590: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53590: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53590: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53590: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53590 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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