Best Places54935, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 54935, 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.
54935 ranks 11,267th 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 54935
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.
54935's strengths and weaknesses
Where 54935 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 54935 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 54935
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 54935 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,247, 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 54935's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 54935
54935'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 54935.
Who works in 54935, and how
Work in 54935 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 54935
54935 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 54935 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 54935, month by month
54935 sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 54935
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around 54935
Schools across 54935 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeshore ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Waters ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Pier ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Campbellsport MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Theisen MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Sabish MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Fond Du Lac Stem AcademyB · 47% proficient
- Fond Du Lac HighC · 33% proficient
- Campbellsport HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 54935 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
54935 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 54935 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 54935 suits
Families
Schools land around the 33rd percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 54935
Is 54935 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 54935 ranks 11,267th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and short commutes, 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 54935 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,290. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $66,247 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 54935 safe?
Yes, 54935 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 54935?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 29 with lows near 15. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of zip codes.
Is 54935 good for families?
Schools beat 33% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $1,055 a month.
Compare 54935 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 54935. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 54935 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.
54935 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 54935: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 54935: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 54935: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 54935: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
54935 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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