Best Places54304, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54304, 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.
54304 ranks 9,870th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54304
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.
54304's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54304 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 54304 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54304
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54304 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,842, 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 54304's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 54304
54304's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 54304.
Who works in 54304, and how
Work in 54304 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 54304
54304 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 54304 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54304, month by month
54304 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 54304
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54304
Schools across 54304 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Leonardo Da Vinci School For Gifted LearnersA+ · 75% proficient
- Hemlock Creek ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Valley View ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- West De Pere MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Parkview MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Lombardi MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- West De Pere HighB− · 45% proficient
- Ashwaubenon HighC · 33% proficient
- Southwest HighD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54304 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54304 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 54304 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 54304 suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 56%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 58% of zip codes and health care access beats 61%.
Common questions about living in 54304
Is 54304 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54304 ranks 9,870th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54304 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,123. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $67,842 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 54304 safe?
Yes, 54304 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 54304?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 14. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of zip codes.
Is 54304 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $1,303 a month.
Compare 54304 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54304. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54304 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.
54304 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54304: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54304: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54304: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54304: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54304 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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