Best Places54525, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54525, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
54525 ranks 21,865th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54525
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.
54525's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54525 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 54525 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Household income$55,407 median, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54525
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54525 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,407, 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 54525's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54525
54525'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 54525.
Who works in 54525, and how
Work in 54525 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 54525
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54525.
What the weather is like in 54525, month by month
54525 sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 50° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 79° | 67° | 54° |
| October | 56° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 54525
The nearest airport, Gogebic/Iron County, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54525
Schools across 54525 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hurley ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Hurley HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54525 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54525 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 54525 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54525
Is 54525 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54525 ranks 21,865th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, and lowest on a weak job market 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 54525 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,654. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,407 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 54525 safe?
54525 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
Compare 54525 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54525. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54525 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.
54525 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54525: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54525: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54525: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54525: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54525 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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