Best Places54007, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54007, 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.
54007 ranks 14,112th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on cheap car insurance, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54007
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.
54007's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54007 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 54007 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Short commute29.4 minutes each way, better than only 31% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54007
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54007 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,995, 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 54007's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54007
54007 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54007.
Who works in 54007, and how
Work in 54007 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 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 54007
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54007.
What the weather is like in 54007, month by month
54007 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 9° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 54007
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 47 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 54007
Schools across 54007 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Richmond Paperjack ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Amery IntermediateB · 49% proficient
- Gaylord A Nelson Educational CenterC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Richmond MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Amery MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Clear Lake Junior HighB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- New Richmond HighC · 31% proficient
- Clear Lake HighD+ · 24% proficient
- Amery HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54007 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54007 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 54007 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54007
Is 54007 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54007 ranks 14,112th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on biking and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54007 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,402. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $92,995 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 54007 safe?
Yes, 54007 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare 54007 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54007. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54007 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.
54007 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54007: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54007: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54007: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54007: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54007 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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