Beloit ranks #19 in Wisconsin for affordability
Beloit is ranked on 37 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Hotter summers than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Beloit’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Beloit does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Beloit marked.
Beloit lands in the top half on 6 of 23 lists
Each dot is Beloit’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Beloit does best come first.
Beloit 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.
Every WI list, and where Beloit lands
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
#19
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#172
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#34
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#81 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#147
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#163
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#89 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#195 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#361
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#356
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#324
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#362
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#362
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#241 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#221
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#247
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#44
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#346
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#16
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Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#356
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Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#327
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#56 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#151 
The number on the right is Beloit’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.