Best PlacesShiocton, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shiocton, 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.
Shiocton ranks 8,067th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shiocton
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.
Shiocton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shiocton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Shiocton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,047 a month, better than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
- Short commute30.5 minutes each way, better than only 31% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 35% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shiocton
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shiocton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,889, 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 Shiocton's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 Shiocton
Shiocton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shiocton.
Who works in Shiocton, and how
Work in Shiocton centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Shiocton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shiocton.
What the weather is like in Shiocton, month by month
Shiocton sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 21° | 16° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Shiocton
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shiocton
Schools across Shiocton average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Greenville ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Sugar Bush ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Shiocton ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hortonville MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- New London MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Bonduel MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Hortonville HighC+ · 38% proficient
- New London HighC · 32% proficient
- Bonduel HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shiocton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shiocton 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 Shiocton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shiocton
Is Shiocton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shiocton ranks 8,067th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shiocton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,060. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $86,889 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Shiocton safe?
Yes, Shiocton is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $185 per resident a year.
Compare Shiocton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shiocton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shiocton 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.
Shiocton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shiocton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shiocton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shiocton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shiocton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shiocton 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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