Best PlacesMcClellan Park, Madison, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McClellan Park, Madison, 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.
McClellan Park, Madison ranks 997th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McClellan Park, Madison
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.
McClellan Park, Madison's strengths and weaknesses
Where McClellan Park, Madison ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where McClellan Park, Madison ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in McClellan Park, Madison
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McClellan Park, Madison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,003, 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 McClellan Park, Madison's effective rate of 1.74%, 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 McClellan Park, Madison
McClellan Park, Madison runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McClellan Park, Madison.
Who works in McClellan Park, Madison, and how
Work in McClellan Park, Madison centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McClellan Park, Madison
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McClellan Park, Madison.
What the weather is like in McClellan Park, Madison, month by month
McClellan Park, Madison sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of McClellan Park, Madison
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around McClellan Park, Madison
Schools across McClellan Park, Madison average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Elvehjem ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Creekside ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Kennedy ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Patrick Marsh MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Whitehorse MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Sennett MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Sun Prairie East HighB · 49% proficient
- Lafollette HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McClellan Park, Madison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McClellan Park, Madison 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 McClellan Park, Madison against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in McClellan Park, Madison
Is McClellan Park, Madison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McClellan Park, Madison ranks 997th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McClellan Park, Madison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,801. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $122,003 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is McClellan Park, Madison safe?
Yes, McClellan Park, Madison is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare McClellan Park, Madison with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McClellan Park, Madison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McClellan Park, Madison 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.
McClellan Park, Madison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McClellan Park, Madison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McClellan Park, Madison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McClellan Park, Madison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McClellan Park, Madison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McClellan Park, Madison 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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