Best PlacesLarsen, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Larsen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Larsen ranks 1,478th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Larsen
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.
Larsen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Larsen ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 197 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
Where Larsen ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Larsen
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Larsen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,794, 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 Larsen's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 Larsen
Larsen runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Larsen.
Who works in Larsen, and how
Work in Larsen centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Larsen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Larsen.
What the weather is like in Larsen, month by month
Larsen sees roughly 197 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 21° | 16° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Larsen
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Larsen
Schools across Larsen average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tullar ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Winneconne ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Clayton ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winneconne MiddleA · 67% proficient
- Shattuck MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- New London MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Neenah HighB · 48% proficient
- Winneconne HighB− · 43% proficient
- New London HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Larsen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Larsen 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 Larsen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Larsen
Is Larsen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Larsen ranks 1,478th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, the weather, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Larsen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,969. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $108,794 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Larsen safe?
Yes, Larsen is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare Larsen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Larsen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Larsen 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.
Larsen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Larsen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Larsen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Larsen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Larsen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Larsen 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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