Best PlacesFontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, 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.
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake ranks 3,200th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
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.
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fontana-on-Geneva Lake ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
Where Fontana-on-Geneva Lake ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fontana-on-Geneva Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,401, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake 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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake.
Who works in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, and how
Work in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fontana-on-Geneva Lake.
What the weather is like in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, month by month
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
Schools across Fontana-on-Geneva Lake average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Reek ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Fontana ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Williams Bay ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Williams Bay MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Williams Bay HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Big Foot HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fontana-on-Geneva Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake 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 Fontana-on-Geneva Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
Is Fontana-on-Geneva Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake ranks 3,200th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and population health, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fontana-on-Geneva Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $509,528. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $111,401 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Fontana-on-Geneva Lake safe?
Yes, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
Compare Fontana-on-Geneva Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fontana-on-Geneva Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake 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.
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake 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.
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