Best PlacesMcAllister, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McAllister, 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.
McAllister ranks 23,959th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McAllister
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.
McAllister's strengths and weaknesses
Where McAllister ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
Where McAllister ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McAllister
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McAllister home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,420, 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 McAllister's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McAllister
McAllister runs older than the country, 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 McAllister.
Who works in McAllister, and how
Work in McAllister centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McAllister
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McAllister.
What the weather is like in McAllister, month by month
McAllister sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of McAllister
The nearest airport, Ford, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around McAllister
Schools across McAllister average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crivitz ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Wausaukee ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crivitz MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Wausaukee MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Crivitz HighB− · 43% proficient
- Wausaukee HighF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McAllister school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McAllister 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 McAllister against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McAllister
Is McAllister a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McAllister ranks 23,959th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on empty homes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McAllister expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,253. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,420 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is McAllister safe?
McAllister is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare McAllister with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McAllister. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McAllister 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.
McAllister detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McAllister: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McAllister: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McAllister: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McAllister: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McAllister 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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