Best Places54423, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54423, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
54423 ranks 6,494th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54423
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.
54423's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54423 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 54423 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54423
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54423 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,142, 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 54423's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 54423
54423 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54423.
Who works in 54423, and how
Work in 54423 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 54423
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54423.
What the weather is like in 54423, month by month
54423 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 54423
The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54423
Schools across 54423 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bannach ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Amherst ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Rosholt ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amherst MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- P J Jacobs Junior HighB− · 42% proficient
- Rosholt MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighC · 31% proficient
- Amherst HighC− · 28% proficient
- Rosholt HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54423 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54423 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 54423 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54423
Is 54423 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54423 ranks 6,494th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and health care access, and lowest on property taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54423 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,654. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $100,142 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 54423 safe?
Yes, 54423 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare 54423 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54423. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54423 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.
54423 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54423: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54423: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54423: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54423: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54423 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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