Best Places53934, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 53934, 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.
53934 ranks 26,286th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 53934
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.
53934's strengths and weaknesses
Where 53934 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 53934 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Household income$51,690 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 53934
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 53934 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,690, 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 53934's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 53934
53934 runs older 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 53934.
Who works in 53934, and how
Work in 53934 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 53934
53934 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 53934 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 53934, month by month
53934 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 53934
The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around 53934
Schools across 53934 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lyndon Station ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Spring Hill ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Necedah ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Olson MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Necedah MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Adams-friendship MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Mauston HighD− · 15% proficient
- Adams-friendship HighD− · 12% proficient
- Necedah HighF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 53934 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
53934 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 53934 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 53934
Is 53934 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 53934 ranks 26,286th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, the weather, and civic engagement, and lowest on health outcomes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 53934 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,250. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $51,690 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 53934 safe?
53934 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare 53934 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 53934. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 53934 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.
53934 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 53934: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 53934: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 53934: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 53934: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
53934 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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