Best PlacesWesthaven Trails, Madison, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westhaven Trails, Madison, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Westhaven Trails, Madison ranks 831st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Westhaven Trails, Madison
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.
Westhaven Trails, Madison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westhaven Trails, Madison ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Westhaven Trails, Madison ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westhaven Trails, Madison
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westhaven Trails, Madison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $102,258; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Westhaven Trails, Madison's effective rate of 1.77%, 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 Westhaven Trails, Madison
Westhaven Trails, Madison runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westhaven Trails, Madison.
Who works in Westhaven Trails, Madison, and how
Work in Westhaven Trails, Madison centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Westhaven Trails, Madison
Westhaven Trails, Madison has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Westhaven Trails, Madison and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westhaven Trails, Madison, month by month
Westhaven Trails, Madison sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Westhaven Trails, Madison
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Westhaven Trails, Madison
Schools across Westhaven Trails, Madison average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Huegel ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toki MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Jefferson MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Vel Phillips Memorial HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westhaven Trails, Madison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westhaven Trails, Madison 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 Westhaven Trails, Madison against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westhaven Trails, Madison
Is Westhaven Trails, Madison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westhaven Trails, Madison ranks 831st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and few empty homes, and lowest on cell coverage and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westhaven Trails, Madison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $383,452. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $102,258 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Westhaven Trails, Madison safe?
Yes, Westhaven Trails, Madison is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
Compare Westhaven Trails, Madison with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westhaven Trails, Madison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westhaven Trails, Madison 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.
Westhaven Trails, Madison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westhaven Trails, Madison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westhaven Trails, Madison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westhaven Trails, Madison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westhaven Trails, Madison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westhaven Trails, Madison 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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