Best Places54139, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54139, 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.
54139 ranks 13,007th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54139
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.
54139's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54139 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 54139 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54139
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54139 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,956, 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 54139's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54139
54139 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54139.
Who works in 54139, and how
Work in 54139 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 54139
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54139.
What the weather is like in 54139, month by month
54139 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 49° | 39° |
Flying in and out of 54139
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54139
Schools across 54139 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lena ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Gillett ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Oconto Falls ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oconto MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Washington MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Lena MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Oconto HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Oconto Falls HighC · 33% proficient
- Suring HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54139 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54139 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 54139 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54139
Is 54139 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54139 ranks 13,007th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage 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 54139 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,309. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $76,956 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 54139 safe?
Yes, 54139 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare 54139 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54139. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54139 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.
54139 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54139: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54139: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54139: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54139: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54139 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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