Best Places54418, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54418, 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.
54418 ranks 18,021st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54418
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.
54418's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54418 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 54418 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54418
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54418 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,184, 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 54418's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54418
54418 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54418.
Who works in 54418, and how
Work in 54418 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 54418
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54418.
What the weather is like in 54418, month by month
54418 sees roughly 100 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 54418
The nearest airport, Rhinelander/Oneida County, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54418
Schools across 54418 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Elcho ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- White Lake ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- North ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Antigo MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- White Lake MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Elcho MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- White Lake HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Antigo HighD · 22% proficient
- Elcho HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54418 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54418 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 54418 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54418
Is 54418 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54418 ranks 18,021st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54418 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,246. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $71,184 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 54418 safe?
Yes, 54418 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare 54418 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54418. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54418 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.
54418 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54418: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54418: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54418: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54418: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54418 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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