Best PlacesRubicon, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rubicon, 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.
Rubicon ranks 5,645th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rubicon
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.
Rubicon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rubicon ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Rubicon ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cheap childcare$969 a month, better than only 27% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rubicon
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rubicon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,105, 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 Rubicon's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Rubicon
Rubicon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rubicon.
Who works in Rubicon, and how
Work in Rubicon centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rubicon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rubicon.
What the weather is like in Rubicon, month by month
Rubicon sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Rubicon
General Mitchell International sits about 38 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.9 million passengers in 2025, with 66 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rubicon
Schools across Rubicon average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Erin ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- John Hustis ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Rossman ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Honor IntermediateB+ · 50% proficient
- Central MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Hartford HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rubicon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rubicon 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 Rubicon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rubicon
Is Rubicon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rubicon ranks 5,645th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rubicon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,779. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $96,105 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Rubicon safe?
Yes, Rubicon is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Rubicon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rubicon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rubicon 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.
Rubicon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rubicon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rubicon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rubicon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rubicon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rubicon 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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