Best Places54915, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54915, 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.
54915 ranks 2,387th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 54915
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.
54915's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54915 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 197 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 54915 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,077 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54915
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54915 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,457, 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 54915's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 54915
54915'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 54915.
Who works in 54915, and how
Work in 54915 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 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 54915
54915 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 54915 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54915, month by month
54915 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 54915
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54915
Schools across 54915 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sunrise ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Woodland SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Berry ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland IntermediateA+ · 77% proficient
- Mapleview IntermediateA− · 53% proficient
- River View SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Tesla Engineering Charter SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Appleton EschoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kimberly HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54915 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54915 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 54915 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 54915 suits
Families
Schools land around the 45th percentile and crime safety beats 87%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 97% of zip codes and health care access beats 81%.
Common questions about living in 54915
Is 54915 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54915 ranks 2,387th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and the weather, 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 54915 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,043. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $93,457 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 54915 safe?
Yes, 54915 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 54915?
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 54915 good for families?
Schools beat 45% of zip codes, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $1,077 a month.
Compare 54915 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54915. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54915 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.
54915 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54915: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54915: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54915: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54915: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54915 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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