Best PlacesCoon Valley, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coon Valley, 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.
Coon Valley ranks 8,274th 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 Coon Valley
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.
Coon Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coon Valley ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Coon Valley ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$960 a month, better than only 28% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 38% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 40% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 41% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coon Valley
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coon Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,955, 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 Coon Valley's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 Coon Valley
Coon Valley'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 Coon Valley.
Who works in Coon Valley, and how
Work in Coon Valley centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Coon Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coon Valley.
What the weather is like in Coon Valley, month by month
Coon Valley sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 63° |
| October | 58° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Coon Valley
The nearest airport, La Crosse Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coon Valley
Schools across Coon Valley average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cashton ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Bangor ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Coon Valley ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Salem MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Westby MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Longfellow MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- West Salem HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Central HighC · 31% proficient
- Westby HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coon Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coon Valley 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 Coon Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coon Valley
Is Coon Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coon Valley ranks 8,274th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coon Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,921. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,955 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Coon Valley safe?
Yes, Coon Valley is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Coon Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coon Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coon Valley 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.
Coon Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coon Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coon Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coon Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coon Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coon Valley 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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