Best PlacesAshton Corners, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ashton Corners, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ashton Corners ranks 2,033rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ashton Corners
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.
Ashton Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ashton Corners ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
Where Ashton Corners ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ashton Corners
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ashton Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $122,622; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ashton Corners' effective rate of 1.51%, 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 Ashton Corners
Ashton Corners 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 Ashton Corners.
Who works in Ashton Corners, and how
Work in Ashton Corners centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ashton Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ashton Corners.
What the weather is like in Ashton Corners, month by month
Ashton Corners sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Ashton Corners
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ashton Corners
Schools across Ashton Corners average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset Ridge ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Northside ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Waunakee Prairie ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waunakee MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Kromrey MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Glacier Creek MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Waunakee HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Middleton HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ashton Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ashton Corners 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 Ashton Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ashton Corners
Is Ashton Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ashton Corners ranks 2,033rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, few empty homes, and health care access, and lowest on tree cover and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ashton Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $428,064. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $122,622 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Ashton Corners safe?
Ashton Corners is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Ashton Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ashton Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ashton Corners 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.
Ashton Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ashton Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ashton Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ashton Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ashton Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ashton Corners 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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