Best PlacesVillage Centre, Menomonee Falls, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Village Centre, Menomonee Falls, 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.
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls ranks 887th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
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.
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Village Centre, Menomonee Falls ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Village Centre, Menomonee Falls ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Village Centre, Menomonee Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,431, 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 Village Centre, Menomonee Falls' effective rate of 1.21%, 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 Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls runs older than the country, 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 Village Centre, Menomonee Falls.
Who works in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls, and how
Work in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Village Centre, Menomonee Falls and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls, month by month
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 24° | 18° |
| April | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
General Mitchell International sits about 20 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 Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
Schools across Village Centre, Menomonee Falls average a B, better than 73% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Valley View ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Riverside ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- North MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Menomonee Falls HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Village Centre, Menomonee Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls 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 Village Centre, Menomonee Falls against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls
Is Village Centre, Menomonee Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Village Centre, Menomonee Falls ranks 887th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and low crime, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Village Centre, Menomonee Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,576. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $94,431 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Village Centre, Menomonee Falls safe?
Yes, Village Centre, Menomonee Falls is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Village Centre, Menomonee Falls with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Village Centre, Menomonee Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls 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.
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Village Centre, Menomonee Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Village Centre, Menomonee Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Village Centre, Menomonee Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Village Centre, Menomonee Falls 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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