Dunn ranks #6 in Wisconsin for conserved land
Dunn is ranked on 30 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
Wetter than 96% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Dunn’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Dunn does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dunn marked.
Dunn lands in the top half on 11 of 16 lists
Each dot is Dunn’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Dunn does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for household income
Lists where Dunn sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Dunn 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.
Every WI list, and where Dunn lands
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
#34
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#60
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#18
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#180 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#42
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#343
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#29
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#59
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#342 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#6
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#260
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#286 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#176 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#341
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#349
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#353
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#13
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#149
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#79
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#290
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#144
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#17 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#80
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#246
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 Dunn’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.