Baldwin ranks #25 in Wisconsin for graduation rate
Baldwin is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More kids than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Baldwin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Baldwin does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Baldwin marked.
Baldwin lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Baldwin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Baldwin does best come first.
Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#103
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#127
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#290 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#161
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#210
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#99
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#145
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#17
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#355
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#352
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#5 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#306
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#115
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#242
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#13 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#196
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#136 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#286 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#181
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#188
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#339
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#289
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#78
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#311
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#187 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 Baldwin’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.