Best PlacesKnapp, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Knapp, 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.
Knapp ranks 12,192nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Knapp
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.
Knapp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Knapp ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Knapp ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap childcare$948 a month, better than only 30% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 33% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Knapp
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knapp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,796, 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 Knapp's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Knapp
Knapp's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Knapp.
Who works in Knapp, and how
Work in Knapp centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Knapp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Knapp.
What the weather is like in Knapp, month by month
Knapp sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Knapp
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Knapp
Schools across Knapp average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Valley ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Tiffany Creek ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Knapp ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenwood City MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Menomonie MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Spring Valley MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Menomonie HighB− · 43% proficient
- Spring Valley HighC · 32% proficient
- Glenwood City HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knapp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knapp 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 Knapp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Knapp
Is Knapp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knapp ranks 12,192nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on civic engagement and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Knapp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,687. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $83,796 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Knapp safe?
Yes, Knapp is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Knapp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knapp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knapp 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.
Knapp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knapp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knapp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knapp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knapp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knapp 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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