Bayside is #1 in Wisconsin for fewest smokers
Bayside is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 11 and the top quarter on 15.
Bayside is on Wisconsin’s podium 4 times
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bayside marked.
Milder winters than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Bayside’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for household income
Lists where Bayside sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bayside lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Bayside’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Bayside does best come first.
Bayside 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.
Every WI list, and where Bayside lands
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
#10
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#3
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#1
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#4
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#203 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#6
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#227
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#147
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#66
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#49 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#7 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#256
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#4
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#38 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#133
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#64
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#296
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#204 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#330
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#328
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#368
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
The number on the right is Bayside’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.