Best PlacesZander, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zander, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Zander ranks 6,423rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Zander
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.
Zander's strengths and weaknesses
Where Zander ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Zander ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,055 a month, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zander
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zander home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,736, 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 Zander's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 Zander
Zander 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 Zander.
Who works in Zander, and how
Work in Zander 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 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Zander
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Zander.
What the weather is like in Zander, month by month
Zander sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Zander
The nearest airport, Green Bay/Austin Straubel International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zander
Schools across Zander average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Denmark ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Schultz ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mishicot MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Denmark MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Mishicot HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Denmark HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zander school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zander 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 Zander against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zander
Is Zander a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zander ranks 6,423rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zander expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $284,600. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $86,736 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Zander safe?
Yes, Zander is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare Zander with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zander. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zander 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.
Zander detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zander: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zander: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zander: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zander: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zander 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.