Best PlacesOjibwa, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ojibwa, 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.
Ojibwa ranks 35,916th 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 Ojibwa
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.
Ojibwa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ojibwa ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of towns
Where Ojibwa ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ojibwa
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ojibwa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,740, 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 Ojibwa's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Ojibwa
Ojibwa 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 Ojibwa.
Who works in Ojibwa, and how
Work in Ojibwa centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ojibwa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ojibwa.
What the weather is like in Ojibwa, month by month
Ojibwa sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Ojibwa
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ojibwa
Schools across Ojibwa average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winter ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winter MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Winter HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ojibwa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ojibwa 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 Ojibwa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ojibwa
Is Ojibwa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ojibwa ranks 35,916th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on empty homes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ojibwa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,526. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $57,740 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Ojibwa safe?
Ojibwa is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
Compare Ojibwa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ojibwa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ojibwa 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.
Ojibwa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ojibwa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ojibwa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ojibwa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ojibwa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ojibwa 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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