Burke ranks #29 in Wisconsin for conserved land
Burke is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Burke does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Burke marked.
Burke lands in the top half on 11 of 18 lists
Each dot is Burke’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Burke does best come first.
More year-round than 93% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Burke’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for conserved land
Lists where Burke sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Burke out-ranks 1 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 Burke 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
#39
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#60
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#195 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#35
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#219
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#154
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#264
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#138 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#29
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#81
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#235 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#84 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#276
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#327
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#282
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#86
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#279
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#193
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#37
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#326
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#174
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#64 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#345
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#260
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
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 Burke’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.