Belleville ranks #6 in Wisconsin for new homes
Belleville 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 8.
More year-round than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Belleville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Belleville does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Belleville marked.
Belleville lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Belleville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Belleville does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for new homes
Lists where Belleville sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Belleville 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%
#368
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#6
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#118
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#90
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#57
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#345
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#311 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#104
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#58 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#124
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#30
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#342
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#281
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#66 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#212
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#85
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#324
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#250 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#287
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#76
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#140
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#41
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#330
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#144
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#14 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 Belleville’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.