Best Places54114, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54114, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
54114 ranks 19,989th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54114
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.
54114's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54114 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 54114 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54114
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54114 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,657, 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 54114's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54114
54114 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 54114.
Who works in 54114, and how
Work in 54114 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 54114
54114 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54114 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54114, month by month
54114 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 54114
The nearest airport, Ford, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54114
Schools across 54114 average a B−, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Coleman ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Crivitz ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Suring ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crivitz MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Coleman MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Wausaukee MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Crivitz HighB− · 43% proficient
- Coleman HighC− · 27% proficient
- Wabeno HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54114 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54114 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 54114 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54114
Is 54114 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54114 ranks 19,989th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on empty homes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54114 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,224. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $61,657 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 54114 safe?
Yes, 54114 is safer than 76% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare 54114 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54114. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54114 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.
54114 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54114: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54114: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54114: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54114: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54114 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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