Best Places54739, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54739, 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.
54739 ranks 5,080th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54739
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.
54739's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54739 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 54739 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$950 a month, better than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54739
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54739 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,049, 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 54739's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54739
54739's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54739.
Who works in 54739, and how
Work in 54739 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 54739
54739 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54739 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54739, month by month
54739 sees roughly 98 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 54739
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54739
Schools across 54739 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mound View ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Oaklawn ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Colfax ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elk Mound MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Menomonie MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Delong MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Menomonie HighB− · 43% proficient
- North HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54739 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54739 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 54739 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54739
Is 54739 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54739 ranks 5,080th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54739 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $254,488. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $94,049 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 54739 safe?
Yes, 54739 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare 54739 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54739. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54739 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.
54739 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54739: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54739: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54739: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54739: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54739 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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