Best PlacesHickory Corners, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hickory Corners, 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.
Hickory Corners ranks 25,817th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hickory Corners
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.
Hickory Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hickory Corners ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
Where Hickory Corners ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hickory Corners
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hickory Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,049, 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 Hickory Corners' effective rate of 1.07%, 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 Hickory Corners
Hickory Corners 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 Hickory Corners.
Who works in Hickory Corners, and how
Work in Hickory Corners centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hickory Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hickory Corners.
What the weather is like in Hickory Corners, month by month
Hickory Corners sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 49° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Hickory Corners
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hickory Corners
Schools across Hickory Corners average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Coleman ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Gillett ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Oconto Falls ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Gillett MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Coleman MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Oconto Falls HighC · 33% proficient
- Coleman HighC− · 27% proficient
- Suring HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hickory Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hickory Corners 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 Hickory Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hickory Corners
Is Hickory Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hickory Corners ranks 25,817th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on empty homes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hickory Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,567. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $70,049 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Hickory Corners safe?
Yes, Hickory Corners is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Hickory Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hickory Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hickory Corners 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.
Hickory Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hickory Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hickory Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hickory Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hickory Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hickory Corners 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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