Best PlacesWind Point, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wind Point, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wind Point ranks 2,679th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wind Point
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.
Wind Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wind Point ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of towns
Where Wind Point ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wind Point
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wind Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,571, 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 Wind Point's effective rate of 1.42%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wind Point
Wind Point 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 Wind Point.
Who works in Wind Point, and how
Work in Wind Point centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wind Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wind Point.
What the weather is like in Wind Point, month by month
Wind Point sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 20° |
| April | 55° | 45° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 62° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Wind Point
General Mitchell International sits about 13 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 Wind Point
Schools across Wind Point average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- O Brown ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Red Apple ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Southport ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Tremper HighD · 18% proficient
- Horlick HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wind Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wind Point 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 Wind Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wind Point
Is Wind Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wind Point ranks 2,679th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wind Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,483. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $122,571 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Wind Point safe?
Yes, Wind Point is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Wind Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wind Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wind Point 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.
Wind Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wind Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wind Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wind Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wind Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wind Point 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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