Best PlacesZittau, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zittau, 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.
Zittau ranks 7,238th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Zittau
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.
Zittau's strengths and weaknesses
Where Zittau ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
Where Zittau ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,303 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zittau
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zittau home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,502, 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 Zittau's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 Zittau
Zittau 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 Zittau.
Who works in Zittau, and how
Work in Zittau centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Zittau
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Zittau.
What the weather is like in Zittau, month by month
Zittau sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 21° | 16° |
| April | 54° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Zittau
The nearest airport, Appleton International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zittau
Schools across Zittau average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winneconne ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Fremont ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Readfield ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winneconne MiddleA · 67% proficient
- New London MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Weyauwega MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Winneconne HighB− · 43% proficient
- New London HighC · 32% proficient
- Weyauwega HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zittau school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zittau 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 Zittau against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zittau
Is Zittau a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zittau ranks 7,238th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, cheap car insurance, and the weather, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zittau expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,916. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $85,502 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Zittau safe?
Yes, Zittau is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare Zittau with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zittau. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zittau 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.
Zittau detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zittau: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zittau: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zittau: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zittau: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zittau 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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