Best PlacesAlgoma, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Algoma, 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.
Algoma ranks 14,065th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Algoma
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.
Algoma's strengths and weaknesses
Where Algoma ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
Where Algoma ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Algoma
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Algoma home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,296, 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 Algoma's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 Algoma
Algoma runs older 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 Algoma.
Who works in Algoma, and how
Work in Algoma 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 Algoma
Algoma has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Algoma and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Algoma, month by month
Algoma sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 22° | 16° |
| April | 50° | 41° | 35° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 58° | 51° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Algoma
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around Algoma
Schools across Algoma average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southern Door ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Kewaunee ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Algoma ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Luxemburg-casco MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Southern Door MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Kewaunee MiddleC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Luxemburg-casco HighC · 32% proficient
- Kewaunee HighC− · 30% proficient
- Southern Door HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Algoma school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Algoma 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 Algoma against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Algoma
Is Algoma a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Algoma ranks 14,065th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Algoma expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,576. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $69,296 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Algoma safe?
Yes, Algoma is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Algoma with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Algoma. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Algoma 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.
Algoma detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Algoma: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Algoma: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Algoma: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Algoma: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Algoma 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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