Best PlacesSampson, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sampson, 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.
Sampson ranks 6,383rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sampson
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.
Sampson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sampson ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$108,132 median, better than 89% of towns
Where Sampson ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sampson
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sampson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,132, 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 Sampson's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 Sampson
Sampson's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sampson.
Who works in Sampson, and how
Work in Sampson centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sampson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sampson.
What the weather is like in Sampson, month by month
Sampson sees roughly 104 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 | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 49° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Sampson
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sampson
Schools across Sampson average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunnyside ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Abrams ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pulaski Community MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Washington MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Pulaski HighB− · 45% proficient
- Oconto Falls HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sampson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sampson 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 Sampson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sampson
Is Sampson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sampson ranks 6,383rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sampson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,927. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $108,132 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Sampson safe?
Yes, Sampson is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Sampson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sampson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sampson 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.
Sampson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sampson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sampson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sampson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sampson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sampson 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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