Baraboo ranks #21 in Wisconsin for a top hospital nearby
Baraboo is ranked on 36 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Baraboo does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Baraboo marked.
Baraboo lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Baraboo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Baraboo does best come first.
Wetter than 86% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Baraboo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Baraboo out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
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 Baraboo 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#137
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#46
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#200
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#30 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#150
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#67
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#65 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#98
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#106
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#173
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#72 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#268
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#268
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#21 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#160 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#264
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#134
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#236
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#158
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#291 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#199
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#171
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#243
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#56
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#294
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#278
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#53 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 Baraboo’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.