Best Places54929, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54929, 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.
54929 ranks 16,351st 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 54929
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.
54929's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54929 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 54929 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 28% of zip codes
- Household income$63,419 median, better than only 30% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54929
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54929 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,419, 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 54929's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54929
54929'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 54929.
Who works in 54929, and how
Work in 54929 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 54929
54929 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 54929 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54929, month by month
54929 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 54929
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54929
Schools across 54929 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Longfellow ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Marion ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Manawa ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shawano Community MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Clintonville MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Clintonville HighC− · 27% proficient
- Marion HighC− · 27% proficient
- Little Wolf HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54929 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54929 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 54929 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 54929
Is 54929 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54929 ranks 16,351st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, civic engagement, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 54929 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,476. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $63,419 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 54929 safe?
Yes, 54929 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare 54929 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54929. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54929 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.
54929 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54929: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54929: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54929: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54929: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54929 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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