Best Places53726, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53726, 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.
53726 ranks 2,275th 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 53726
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.
53726's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53726 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 53726 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53726
A household needs to earn about $182,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53726 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,331, 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 53726's effective rate of 1.84%, 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 53726
53726 runs younger 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 53726.
Who works in 53726, and how
Work in 53726 centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 44%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in 53726
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 53726.
What the weather is like in 53726, month by month
53726 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 53726
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 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53726
Schools across 53726 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shorewood Hills ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Randall Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamilton MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- West HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53726 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53726 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 53726 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53726
Is 53726 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53726 ranks 2,275th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, biking, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53726 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $611,216. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $84,331 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 53726 safe?
53726 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $726 per resident a year.
Compare 53726 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53726. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53726 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.
53726 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53726: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53726: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53726: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53726: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53726 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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