Best Places54130, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54130, 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.
54130 ranks 2,033rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54130
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.
54130's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54130 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 54130 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,062 a month, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 37% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54130
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54130 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,847, 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 54130's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 54130
54130's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54130.
Who works in 54130, and how
Work in 54130 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 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 54130
54130 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54130 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54130, month by month
54130 sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 21° | 16° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 54130
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54130
Schools across 54130 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Directions Learning CommunityA− · 62% proficient
- Wrightstown ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Quinney ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wrightstown MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- River View SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Freedom MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Wrightstown HighB · 48% proficient
- Freedom HighC · 32% proficient
- Kaukauna HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54130 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54130 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 54130 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 54130 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 94% of zip codes and health care access beats 81%.
Common questions about living in 54130
Is 54130 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54130 ranks 2,033rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and the weather, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54130 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,862. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $97,847 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 54130 safe?
Yes, 54130 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 54130?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 27 with lows near 16. That works out to about 172 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 54130 good for families?
Schools beat 60% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $1,062 a month.
Compare 54130 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54130. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54130 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.
54130 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54130: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54130: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54130: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54130: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54130 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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