Best Places54547, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54547, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
54547 ranks 20,260th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54547
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.
54547's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54547 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 54547 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54547
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54547 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,401, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 54547's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 54547
54547 runs older than the country, 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 54547.
Who works in 54547, and how
Work in 54547 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 54547
54547 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54547 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54547, month by month
54547 sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 14° | 7° |
| April | 49° | 37° | 28° |
| July | 79° | 66° | 54° |
| October | 53° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 54547
The nearest airport, Gogebic/Iron County, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54547
Schools across 54547 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Lakeland ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Hurley ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Park Falls ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chequamegon MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Hurley HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Chequamegon HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54547 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54547 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 54547 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54547
Is 54547 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54547 ranks 20,260th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds 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 54547 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,500. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $63,401 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 54547 safe?
Yes, 54547 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare 54547 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54547. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54547 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.
54547 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54547: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54547: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54547: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54547: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54547 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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