Best Places54411, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54411, 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.
54411 ranks 11,147th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54411
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.
54411's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54411 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 54411 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54411
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54411 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,634, 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 54411's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 54411
54411 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54411.
Who works in 54411, and how
Work in 54411 centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 54411
54411 has more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54411 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54411, month by month
54411 sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 15° | 9° |
| April | 51° | 40° | 32° |
| July | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| October | 55° | 45° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 54411
The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54411
Schools across 54411 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Marathon ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Kate Goodrich ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Edgar ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgar MiddleB · 45% proficient
- John Muir MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Medford MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Stratford HighB− · 43% proficient
- Marathon HighC+ · 37% proficient
- West HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54411 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54411 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 54411 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54411
Is 54411 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54411 ranks 11,147th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, 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 54411 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,835. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $77,634 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 54411 safe?
Yes, 54411 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $229 per resident a year.
Compare 54411 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54411. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54411 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.
54411 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54411: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54411: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54411: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54411: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54411 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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