Brookfield is #1 in Wisconsin for low depression
Brookfield is ranked on 40 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 8 and the top quarter on 15.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brookfield marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for staying active
Lists where Brookfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Brookfield lands in the top half on 22 of 26 lists
Each dot is Brookfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Brookfield does best come first.
Longer growing season than 93% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Brookfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Brookfield out-ranks 3 of its 5 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 Brookfield 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
#13
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#9
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#10
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#11
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#143 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#8
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#217
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#152
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#73
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#90 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Monona · 11.6 per resident
#12
Most library borrowing#1 Whitefish Bay · 24.8 per resident
#6
Best libraries for kids#1 Monona · 45.8 per child
#7 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#140
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#185
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#53 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#127 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#75 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#193
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#138
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#305
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#15 
The number on the right is Brookfield’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.