Best PlacesDePere, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DePere, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
DePere ranks 345th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in DePere
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.
DePere's strengths and weaknesses
Where DePere ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of cities
Where DePere ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 32% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,298 a month, better than only 32% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in DePere
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DePere home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,071, 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 DePere's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 DePere
DePere runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for DePere.
Who works in DePere, and how
Work in DePere centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in DePere
DePere has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of DePere and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in DePere, month by month
DePere sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 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 | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of DePere
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around DePere
Schools across DePere average a B, better than 65% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Susie C Altmayer ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Denmark ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Wrightstown ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- De Pere MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Foxview IntermediateA− · 56% proficient
- Wrightstown MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Wrightstown HighB · 48% proficient
- West De Pere HighB− · 45% proficient
- De Pere HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DePere school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DePere 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 DePere against the other 2,097 cities.
Who DePere suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 55% of cities, health care access beats 88%, and it is quieter than 56%.
Common questions about living in DePere
Is DePere a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DePere ranks 345th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on distance from a big city and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is DePere expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,021. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $96,071 median income, cost of living beats 73% of cities.
Is DePere safe?
Yes, DePere is safer than 88% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in DePere?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 14. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of cities.
Is DePere good for families?
Schools beat 65% of cities, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,298 a month.
Compare DePere with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DePere. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DePere 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.
DePere detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DePere: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DePere: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DePere: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DePere: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DePere 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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