Best Places54014, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54014, 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.
54014 ranks 5,858th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54014
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.
54014's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54014 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$106,964 median, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 54014 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54014
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54014 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,964, 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 54014'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 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 54014
54014 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54014.
Who works in 54014, and how
Work in 54014 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 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 54014
54014 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54014 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54014, month by month
54014 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 54014
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 37 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 54014
Schools across 54014 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Malone ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Ellsworth ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Burnside ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prescott MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Ellsworth MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Prescott HighB− · 42% proficient
- Ellsworth HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54014 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54014 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 54014 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54014
Is 54014 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54014 ranks 5,858th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54014 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,960. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $106,964 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 54014 safe?
Yes, 54014 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
Compare 54014 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54014. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54014 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.
54014 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54014: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54014: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54014: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54014: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54014 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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