Best PlacesMiddle Inlet, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Middle Inlet, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Middle Inlet ranks 32,702nd 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 Middle Inlet
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.
Middle Inlet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Middle Inlet ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Middle Inlet ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Household income$56,733 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Middle Inlet
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Middle Inlet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,733, 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 Middle Inlet's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 Middle Inlet
Middle Inlet 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 Middle Inlet.
Who works in Middle Inlet, and how
Work in Middle Inlet centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Middle Inlet
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Middle Inlet.
What the weather is like in Middle Inlet, month by month
Middle Inlet 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 Middle Inlet
The nearest airport, Ford, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Middle Inlet
Schools across Middle Inlet average a C+, better than 43% 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 Middle Inlet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Middle Inlet 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 Middle Inlet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Middle Inlet
Is Middle Inlet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Middle Inlet ranks 32,702nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and health care access, 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 Middle Inlet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,433. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $56,733 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Middle Inlet safe?
Yes, Middle Inlet is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Middle Inlet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Middle Inlet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Middle Inlet 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.
Middle Inlet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Middle Inlet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Middle Inlet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Middle Inlet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Middle Inlet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Middle Inlet 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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