Best Places54215, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54215, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
54215 ranks 8,368th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54215
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.
54215's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54215 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 54215 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54215
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54215 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,563, 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 54215's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 54215
54215 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 54215.
Who works in 54215, and how
Work in 54215 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 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 54215
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54215.
What the weather is like in 54215, month by month
54215 sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 54215
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54215
Schools across 54215 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Reedsville ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Reedsville Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54215 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54215 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 54215 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54215
Is 54215 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54215 ranks 8,368th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54215 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,900. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $76,563 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 54215 safe?
Yes, 54215 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare 54215 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54215. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54215 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.
54215 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54215: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54215: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54215: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54215: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54215 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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