Best Places54819, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54819, 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.
54819 ranks 20,055th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on cheap car insurance, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54819
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.
54819's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54819 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 54819 ranks low
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Household income$60,459 median, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54819
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54819 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,459, 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 54819'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54819
54819 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 54819.
Who works in 54819, and how
Work in 54819 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 54819
54819 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54819 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54819, month by month
54819 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 54819
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54819
Schools across 54819 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Chetek-weyerhaeuser Roselawn ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Holcombe ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Bruce ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chetek-weyerhaeuser MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Bruce MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Chetek-weyerhaeuser HighD · 23% proficient
- Holcombe HighF · 10% proficient
- Bruce HighF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54819 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54819 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 54819 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54819
Is 54819 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54819 ranks 20,055th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, civic engagement, and low disaster risk, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54819 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,557. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,459 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 54819 safe?
Yes, 54819 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare 54819 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54819. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54819 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.
54819 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54819: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54819: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54819: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54819: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54819 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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