Best PlacesRegent, Madison, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Regent, Madison, 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.
Regent, Madison ranks 1,413th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Regent, 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.
Regent, Madison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Regent, Madison ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Regent, Madison ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Regent, Madison
A household needs to earn about $180,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Regent, Madison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,261, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Regent, Madison's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 Regent, Madison
Regent, Madison runs younger 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 Regent, Madison.
Who works in Regent, Madison, and how
Work in Regent, Madison centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 41%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 40%
Life in Regent, Madison
Regent, Madison has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Regent, Madison and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Regent, Madison, month by month
Regent, 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 Regent, Madison
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Regent, Madison
Schools across Regent, Madison average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Shorewood Hills ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Randall Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Lincoln ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamilton MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- West HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Regent, Madison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Regent, 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 Regent, Madison against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Regent, Madison
Is Regent, Madison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Regent, Madison ranks 1,413th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on an educated workforce, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Regent, Madison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $607,822. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $73,261 median income, cost of living beats 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Regent, Madison safe?
Regent, Madison is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $828 per resident a year.
Compare Regent, Madison with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Regent, Madison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Regent, 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.
Regent, Madison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Regent, Madison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Regent, Madison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Regent, Madison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Regent, Madison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Regent, 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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