Best PlacesNorth Fond du Lac, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Fond du Lac, 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.
North Fond du Lac ranks 15,577th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Fond du Lac
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.
North Fond du Lac's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Fond du Lac ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where North Fond du Lac ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Fond du Lac
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Fond du Lac home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,225, 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 North Fond du Lac's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Fond du Lac
North Fond du Lac runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Fond du Lac.
Who works in North Fond du Lac, and how
Work in North Fond du Lac centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Fond du Lac
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Fond du Lac.
What the weather is like in North Fond du Lac, month by month
North Fond du Lac sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of North Fond du Lac
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Fond du Lac
Schools across North Fond du Lac average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Friendship Learning ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Parkside ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sabish MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Bessie Allen MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Fond Du Lac HighC · 33% proficient
- Horace Mann HighD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Fond du Lac school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Fond du Lac 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 North Fond du Lac against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Fond du Lac
Is North Fond du Lac a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Fond du Lac ranks 15,577th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cheap car insurance, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Fond du Lac expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,517. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $79,225 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is North Fond du Lac safe?
Yes, North Fond du Lac is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare North Fond du Lac with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Fond du Lac. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Fond du Lac 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.
North Fond du Lac detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Fond du Lac: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Fond du Lac: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Fond du Lac: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Fond du Lac: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Fond du Lac 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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