Best PlacesJump River, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jump River, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jump River ranks 22,682nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jump River
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.
Jump River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jump River ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
Where Jump River ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jump River
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jump River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,593, 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 Jump River's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jump River
Jump River runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jump River.
Who works in Jump River, and how
Work in Jump River centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jump River
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jump River.
What the weather is like in Jump River, month by month
Jump River sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 15° | 9° |
| April | 51° | 40° | 32° |
| July | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| October | 55° | 45° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Jump River
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jump River
Schools across Jump River average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rib Lake ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Medford ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Gilman ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rib Lake MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Medford MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Medford HighD · 20% proficient
- Rib Lake HighD · 20% proficient
- Gilman HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jump River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jump River 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 Jump River against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jump River
Is Jump River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jump River ranks 22,682nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jump River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,404. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,593 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Jump River safe?
Jump River is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Jump River with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jump River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jump River 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.
Jump River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jump River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jump River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jump River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jump River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jump River 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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