Center ranks #39 in Wisconsin for health insurance
Center 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 4.
The lists Center does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Center marked.
Center lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Center’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Center does best come first.
Older than 85% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Center’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Center out-ranks 0 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 Center 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
#92
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#175 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#260
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#182
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#211
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#110
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#170
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#229
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#317
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#316
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#56
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#102
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#222 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#352
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#241
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#343 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#334 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#116
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#240
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#245
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#251
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#115
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#255 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 Center’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.