Best Places54082, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54082, 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.
54082 ranks 3,309th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54082
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.
54082's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54082 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 54082 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Short commute29.5 minutes each way, better than only 31% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$948 a month, better than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54082
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54082 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,468, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 54082's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 54082
54082 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54082.
Who works in 54082, and how
Work in 54082 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 54082
54082 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 54082 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54082, month by month
54082 sees roughly 89 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 54082
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 26 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 54082
Schools across 54082 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Houlton ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Somerset ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hudson MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Somerset MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Hudson HighB · 46% proficient
- Somerset HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54082 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54082 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 54082 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54082
Is 54082 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54082 ranks 3,309th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and few empty homes, and lowest on walkability and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54082 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $457,724. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $109,468 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 54082 safe?
Yes, 54082 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare 54082 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54082. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54082 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.
54082 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54082: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54082: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54082: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54082: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54082 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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