Best Places54901, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54901, 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.
54901 ranks 15,269th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54901
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.
54901's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54901 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 54901 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54901
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54901 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,787, 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 54901's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 54901
54901 runs younger 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 54901.
Who works in 54901, and how
Work in 54901 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 54901
54901 has more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54901 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54901, month by month
54901 sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 21° | 15° |
| April | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 60° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 54901
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54901
Schools across 54901 average a C−, better than 19% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeview ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Winneconne ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Webster Stanley ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winneconne MiddleA · 67% proficient
- Shattuck MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Webster Stanley MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Neenah HighB · 48% proficient
- Winneconne HighB− · 43% proficient
- North HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54901 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54901 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 54901 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 54901 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 54901
Is 54901 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54901 ranks 15,269th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54901 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,085. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $65,787 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 54901 safe?
54901 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $434 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 54901?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 28 with lows near 15. That works out to about 113 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of zip codes.
Is 54901 good for families?
Schools beat 19% of zip codes, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $1,303 a month.
Compare 54901 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54901. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54901 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.
54901 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54901: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54901: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54901: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54901: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54901 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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