Best Places53711, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53711, 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.
53711 ranks 2,532nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53711
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.
53711's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53711 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 53711 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53711
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53711 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,030, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 53711's effective rate of 1.73%, 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 53711
53711's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 53711.
Who works in 53711, and how
Work in 53711 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 53711
53711 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 53711 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53711, month by month
53711 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 53711
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53711
Schools across 53711 average a B−, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Randall Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Van Hise ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Forest Edge Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamilton MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Indian Mound MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Savanna Oaks MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- West HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Vel Phillips Memorial HighB · 48% proficient
- Oregon HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53711 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53711 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 53711 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 53711 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 53711
Is 53711 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53711 ranks 2,532nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, population health, and biking, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53711 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $444,488. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $106,030 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 53711 safe?
53711 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 53711?
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 53711 good for families?
Schools beat 61% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $1,303 a month.
Compare 53711 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53711. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53711 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.
53711 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53711: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53711: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53711: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53711: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53711 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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