Best PlacesBeetown, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beetown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beetown ranks 26,199th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beetown
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.
Beetown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beetown ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 114 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of towns
Where Beetown ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 23% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beetown
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beetown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,641, 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 Beetown's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beetown
Beetown'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 Beetown.
Who works in Beetown, and how
Work in Beetown centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Beetown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beetown.
What the weather is like in Beetown, month by month
Beetown sees roughly 114 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° | 21° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Beetown
The nearest airport, Dubuque Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beetown
Schools across Beetown average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winskill ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Cassville ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- River Ridge ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- River Ridge MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Lancaster MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Lancaster HighC− · 30% proficient
- Cassville HighD+ · 24% proficient
- River Ridge HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beetown 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 Beetown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beetown
Is Beetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beetown ranks 26,199th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beetown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,857. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $78,641 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Beetown safe?
Yes, Beetown is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Beetown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beetown 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.
Beetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beetown 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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