Neighborhood Scorecard

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54922 — Bear Creek, WI

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 54922 in Bear Creek, WI blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of C (57/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $76,350, a median home value of $218,100, 14.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of 31 minutes. Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 54922, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. Department of Labor county childcare data lists infant center-based care at $12,272 per year, which the scorecard weighs against local median income to form the childcare grade. If any of these feeds is missing for 54922, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall C score for 54922 reflects a weighted blend — Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) — and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. Strengths visible in the raw data include housing, rent. Areas pulling the overall grade down are education, commute, childcare. The 3 nearby ZIP codes listed below provide immediate geographic context — two adjacent ZIPs can land several grade letters apart due to school-district boundaries, zoning, and commute arteries.

C
Overall Score
57/100
54922 — Bear Creek, WI
Income C+
$76,350
Median household income
Education F
14.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing B
2.9x
Home value $218,100 vs income
Commute F
31 min
Average commute time
Rent A-
$1,236/mo
2BR fair market rent (19% of income)
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare D
$12,272/yr
Center-based infant care (16% of income)

Score Breakdown

Income

C+
$76,350

Median household income

Score: 64/100

Education

F
14.0%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 18/100

Housing

B
2.9x

Home value $218,100 vs income

Score: 73/100

Commute

F
31 min

Average commute time

Score: 31/100

Rent

A-
$1,236/mo

2BR fair market rent (19% of income)

Score: 81/100

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

D
$12,272/yr

Center-based infant care (16% of income)

Score: 46/100

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What This Means

Bear Creek, WI (54922) receives an overall grade of C based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. This area performs well in rent. Challenges include education and commute. Data was unavailable for safety — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 54922?
ZIP 54922 (Bear Creek, WI) has an overall neighborhood score of 57/100, earning a grade of C. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 54922 a good place to live?
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 54922 scores C overall. Strengths include housing, rent. Areas that score lower: education, commute, childcare.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →