Best PlacesLance, Kenosha, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lance, Kenosha, 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.
Lance, Kenosha ranks 2,100th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lance, Kenosha
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.
Lance, Kenosha's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lance, Kenosha ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Lance, Kenosha ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lance, Kenosha
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lance, Kenosha home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,012, 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 Lance, Kenosha's effective rate of 1.61%, 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 Lance, Kenosha
Lance, Kenosha runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lance, Kenosha.
Who works in Lance, Kenosha, and how
Work in Lance, Kenosha centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lance, Kenosha
Lance, Kenosha has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Lance, Kenosha and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lance, Kenosha, month by month
Lance, Kenosha sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Lance, Kenosha
General Mitchell International sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.9 million passengers in 2025, with 66 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lance, Kenosha
Schools across Lance, Kenosha average a C, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Whittier ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Roosevelt ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Vernon ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lance MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Lincoln MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Trail High School And AcademyC− · 28% proficient
- Tremper HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lance, Kenosha school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lance, Kenosha 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 Lance, Kenosha against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lance, Kenosha
Is Lance, Kenosha a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lance, Kenosha ranks 2,100th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on internet speeds and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lance, Kenosha expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,454. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $84,012 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Lance, Kenosha safe?
Yes, Lance, Kenosha is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Lance, Kenosha with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lance, Kenosha. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lance, Kenosha 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.
Lance, Kenosha detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lance, Kenosha: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lance, Kenosha: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lance, Kenosha: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lance, Kenosha: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lance, Kenosha 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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