Eagle makes Wisconsin’s top 10 on 2 lists
Eagle is ranked on 33 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 9.
Older than 96% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Eagle’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Eagle does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Eagle marked.
Eagle lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Eagle’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Eagle does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for household income
Lists where Eagle sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WI list, and where Eagle 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
#67
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#78
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#306 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#156
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#32
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#319 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#115
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#355
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#16
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#193
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#358 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#63
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#152
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#197
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#351
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#250
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#338 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#97
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#274
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#94
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#116
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#259
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#197
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#82 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 Eagle’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.