Best PlacesElmore, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elmore, 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.
Elmore ranks 3,375th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elmore
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.
Elmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elmore ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$111,593 median, better than 90% of towns
Where Elmore ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 29% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elmore
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elmore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,593, 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 Elmore's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 Elmore
Elmore runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elmore.
Who works in Elmore, and how
Work in Elmore centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Elmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elmore.
What the weather is like in Elmore, month by month
Elmore sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 55° | 43° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Elmore
General Mitchell International sits about 46 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.9 million passengers in 2025, with 66 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Elmore
Schools across Elmore average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kewaskum ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Campbellsport ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kewaskum MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Campbellsport MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Kewaskum HighC · 33% proficient
- Campbellsport HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elmore 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 Elmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elmore
Is Elmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elmore ranks 3,375th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elmore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,947. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $111,593 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Elmore safe?
Yes, Elmore is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Elmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elmore 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.
Elmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elmore 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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