Best Places54734, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54734, 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.
54734 ranks 13,908th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 54734
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.
54734's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54734 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 54734 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54734
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54734 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,686, 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 54734's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 54734
54734 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54734.
Who works in 54734, and how
Work in 54734 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 54734
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 54734.
What the weather is like in 54734, month by month
54734 sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 54734
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54734
Schools across 54734 average a C, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tiffany Creek ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Glenwood City ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenwood City MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Boyceville MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Glenwood City HighC− · 30% proficient
- Boyceville HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54734 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54734 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 54734 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54734
Is 54734 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54734 ranks 13,908th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, 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 54734 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,268. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $72,686 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 54734 safe?
Yes, 54734 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare 54734 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54734. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54734 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.
54734 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54734: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54734: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54734: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54734: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54734 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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