Best PlacesSchofield, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schofield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Schofield ranks 9,730th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Schofield
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.
Schofield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schofield ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
Where Schofield ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schofield
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schofield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,840, 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 Schofield's effective rate of 1.53%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Schofield
Schofield's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Schofield.
Who works in Schofield, and how
Work in Schofield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Schofield
Schofield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Schofield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Schofield, month by month
Schofield sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 12° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Schofield
The nearest airport, Central Wisconsin, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schofield
Schools across Schofield average a C+, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Rib Mountain ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Mountain Bay ElementaryB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Muir MiddleB · 43% proficient
- D C Everest MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- West HighC · 34% proficient
- D C Everest HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schofield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schofield 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 Schofield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schofield
Is Schofield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schofield ranks 9,730th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schofield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,306. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $71,840 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Schofield safe?
Yes, Schofield is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Schofield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schofield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schofield 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.
Schofield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schofield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schofield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schofield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schofield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schofield 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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