Best Places54027, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54027, 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.
54027 ranks 13,885th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54027
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.
54027's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54027 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$101,027 median, better than 81% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 54027 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Short commute31.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54027
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54027 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,027, 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 54027's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 54027
54027's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54027.
Who works in 54027, and how
Work in 54027 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 54027
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54027.
What the weather is like in 54027, month by month
54027 sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 54027
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54027
Schools across 54027 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greenfield ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Spring Valley ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Tiffany Creek ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Viking MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Glenwood City MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Menomonie MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Menomonie HighB− · 43% proficient
- Spring Valley HighC · 32% proficient
- Baldwin-woodville HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54027 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54027 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 54027 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54027
Is 54027 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54027 ranks 13,885th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and high incomes, 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 54027 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,847. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $101,027 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 54027 safe?
54027 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $641 per resident a year.
Compare 54027 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54027. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54027 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.
54027 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54027: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54027: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54027: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54027: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54027 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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