Best Places54414, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54414, 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.
54414 ranks 15,076th 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 54414
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.
54414's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54414 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 54414 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54414
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54414 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,392, 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 54414's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 54414
54414 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54414.
Who works in 54414, and how
Work in 54414 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 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 54414
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54414.
What the weather is like in 54414, month by month
54414 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 7° |
| April | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| October | 57° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 54414
The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54414
Schools across 54414 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Birnamwood ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Hatley ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- East ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- D C Everest MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Antigo MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- Menominee Indian MiddleF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- Wittenberg-birnamwood HighC− · 30% proficient
- D C Everest HighC− · 29% proficient
- Antigo HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54414 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54414 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 54414 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54414
Is 54414 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54414 ranks 15,076th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54414 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,410. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,392 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 54414 safe?
Yes, 54414 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare 54414 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54414. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54414 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.
54414 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54414: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54414: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54414: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54414: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54414 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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