Best PlacesWitoka, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Witoka, 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.
Witoka ranks 9,033rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Witoka
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.
Witoka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Witoka ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
Where Witoka ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- Cheap childcare$948 a month, better than only 30% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Witoka
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Witoka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,919, 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 Witoka's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 Witoka
Witoka'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 Witoka.
Who works in Witoka, and how
Work in Witoka centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Witoka
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Witoka.
What the weather is like in Witoka, month by month
Witoka sees roughly 137 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 Witoka
The nearest airport, La Crosse Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Witoka
Schools across Witoka average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Washington-kosciusko ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winona MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Winona Senior HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Witoka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Witoka 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 Witoka against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Witoka
Is Witoka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Witoka ranks 9,033rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Witoka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $323,476. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $92,919 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Witoka safe?
Yes, Witoka is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $240 per resident a year.
Compare Witoka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Witoka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Witoka 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.
Witoka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Witoka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Witoka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Witoka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Witoka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Witoka 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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