Best PlacesHowards Grove, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Howards Grove, 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.
Howards Grove ranks 4,946th 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 Howards Grove
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.
Howards Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Howards Grove ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
Where Howards Grove ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Howards Grove
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Howards Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,150, 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 Howards Grove's effective rate of 1.30%, 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 Howards Grove
Howards Grove's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Howards Grove.
Who works in Howards Grove, and how
Work in Howards Grove centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Howards Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Howards Grove.
What the weather is like in Howards Grove, month by month
Howards Grove sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 17° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Howards Grove
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Howards Grove
Schools across Howards Grove average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northview ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Sheboygan Falls ElementaryB · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Howards Grove MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Sheboygan Falls MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Howards Grove HighC · 33% proficient
- Sheboygan Falls HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Howards Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Howards Grove 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 Howards Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Howards Grove
Is Howards Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Howards Grove ranks 4,946th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, 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 Howards Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,383. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $86,150 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Howards Grove safe?
Yes, Howards Grove is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Howards Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Howards Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Howards Grove 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.
Howards Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Howards Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Howards Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Howards Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Howards Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Howards Grove 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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