Best Places53932, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53932, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
53932 ranks 9,488th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 53932
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.
53932's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53932 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 53932 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53932
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53932 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,354, 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 53932's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 53932
53932'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 53932.
Who works in 53932, and how
Work in 53932 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 53932
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 53932.
What the weather is like in 53932, month by month
53932 sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 53932
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53932
Schools across 53932 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rio ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Fall River ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Randolph ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbus MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Fall River HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Columbus HighC− · 28% proficient
- Randolph HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53932 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53932 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 53932 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53932
Is 53932 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53932 ranks 9,488th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53932 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,768. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $85,354 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 53932 safe?
Yes, 53932 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $133 per resident a year.
Compare 53932 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53932. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53932 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.
53932 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53932: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53932: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53932: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53932: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53932 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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