Best PlacesWest Rosendale, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Rosendale, 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.
West Rosendale ranks 4,756th 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 West Rosendale
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.
West Rosendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Rosendale ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where West Rosendale ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Rosendale
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Rosendale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,713, 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 West Rosendale's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 West Rosendale
West Rosendale runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Rosendale.
Who works in West Rosendale, and how
Work in West Rosendale centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Rosendale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Rosendale.
What the weather is like in West Rosendale, month by month
West Rosendale sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Rosendale
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Rosendale
Schools across West Rosendale average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rosendale IntermediateA− · 59% proficient
- Murray Park ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Brandon ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rosendale-brandon MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Ripon MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Ripon HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Laconia HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Rosendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Rosendale 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 West Rosendale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Rosendale
Is West Rosendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Rosendale ranks 4,756th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Rosendale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,291. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $86,713 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is West Rosendale safe?
Yes, West Rosendale is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare West Rosendale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Rosendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Rosendale 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.
West Rosendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Rosendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Rosendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Rosendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Rosendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Rosendale 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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