Best PlacesTrempealeau County, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Trempealeau County, 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.
Trempealeau County ranks 777th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trempealeau County
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.
The best areas in Trempealeau County
The parts of Trempealeau County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Trempealeau
Fewer homes sit empty, crime runs lower, and schools score higher.
Galesville
It is quieter, though fewer households have young kids.
Whitehall
Osseo
More residents vote, though prices have run up more.
Blair
Arcadia
Fewer adults hold degrees and health care is harder to reach.
Scores across Trempealeau County run from about the 32nd to the 73rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Trempealeau County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trempealeau County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of counties
Where Trempealeau County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 32% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Trempealeau County
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trempealeau County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,066, 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 Trempealeau County's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County'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 Trempealeau County.
Who works in Trempealeau County, and how
Work in Trempealeau County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County has more parkland per resident than 74% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Trempealeau County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Trempealeau County growing, and who is moving in?
Trempealeau County has grown about 5% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Eau Claire, WI.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Trempealeau County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Trempealeau County, month by month
Trempealeau County sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Trempealeau County
The nearest airport, La Crosse Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trempealeau County
Schools across Trempealeau County average a C, better than 42% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ettrick ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Gilmanton ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Trempealeau ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Galesville-ettrick-trempealeau MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Osseo-fairchild MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Eleva-strum MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Whitehall Memorial Junior/senior HighC · 32% proficient
- Blair-taylor Middle/highC− · 30% proficient
- Galesville-ettrick-trempealeau HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trempealeau County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trempealeau County 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 Trempealeau County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Trempealeau County suits
Families
Schools land around the 42nd percentile and crime safety beats 92%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of counties and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 63% of counties and health care access beats 79%.
Common questions about living in Trempealeau County
Is Trempealeau County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trempealeau County ranks 777th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trempealeau County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,747. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $78,066 median income, cost of living beats 78% of counties.
Is Trempealeau County safe?
Yes, Trempealeau County is safer than 92% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Trempealeau County?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 28 with lows near 14. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Trempealeau County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Trempealeau, Galesville, and Whitehall. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Trempealeau County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trempealeau County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trempealeau County 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.
Trempealeau County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trempealeau County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trempealeau County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trempealeau County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trempealeau County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trempealeau County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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