Caledonia ranks #7 in Wisconsin for affordable rent
Caledonia is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Longer growing season than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Caledonia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Caledonia does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Caledonia marked.
1 spot from the top 25 for safety
Lists where Caledonia sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Caledonia lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Caledonia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Caledonia does best come first.
Caledonia out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Caledonia 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#26 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#239
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#268
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#299 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#207
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#203
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#279
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#7 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#181
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#140
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#223 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#183
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#218
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#153
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#142
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#167 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#283 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#230
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#137
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#14
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#194
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#159
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#10
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#173 
The number on the right is Caledonia’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.