Arbor Vitae ranks #7 in Wisconsin for cheap rent
Arbor Vitae is ranked on 33 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
More snow than 100% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Arbor Vitae’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Arbor Vitae does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Arbor Vitae marked.
Arbor Vitae lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Arbor Vitae’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Arbor Vitae does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for low property taxes
Lists where Arbor Vitae sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Arbor Vitae out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Arbor Vitae lands in every WI ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#172
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#7
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#13
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#32 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#218
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#114 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#176
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#258
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#115
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#45
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#37 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#325
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#100
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#338 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#1
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#369
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#360
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#361
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#4
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#358
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#204 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#5
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#8
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Monona · 11.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Whitefish Bay · 24.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Monona · 45.8 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
The number on the right is Arbor Vitae’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WI list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.