Best Places54914, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54914, 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.
54914 ranks 3,691st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54914
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.
54914's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54914 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 197 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 54914 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,059 a month, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54914
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54914 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,013, 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 54914's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54914
54914's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 54914.
Who works in 54914, and how
Work in 54914 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 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 54914
54914 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 54914 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54914, month by month
54914 sees roughly 197 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 21° | 16° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 54914
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54914
Schools across 54914 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fox River AcademyA− · 62% proficient
- Houdini ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Greenville ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Odyssey-magellanA+ · 94% proficient
- Greenville MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Shattuck MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Neenah HighB · 48% proficient
- Renaissance SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Hortonville HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54914 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54914 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 54914 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 54914 suits
Families
Schools land around the 22nd percentile and crime safety beats 61%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 97% of zip codes and health care access beats 70%.
Common questions about living in 54914
Is 54914 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54914 ranks 3,691st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54914 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,140. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $82,013 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 54914 safe?
Yes, 54914 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 54914?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 27 with lows near 16. That works out to about 197 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of zip codes.
Is 54914 good for families?
Schools beat 22% of zip codes, crime safety beats 61%, and childcare runs $1,059 a month.
Compare 54914 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54914. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54914 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.
54914 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54914: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54914: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54914: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54914: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54914 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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