Ellington ranks #43 in Wisconsin for growth
Ellington is ranked on 33 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More kids than 94% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Ellington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ellington out-ranks 1 of its 3 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.
Ellington lands in the top half on 9 of 19 lists
Each dot is Ellington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Ellington does best come first.
The lists Ellington does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ellington marked.
Where Ellington 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#340
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#95
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#34
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#74 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#185
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#166
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#236 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#255
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#134
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#186
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#231
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#299
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#326 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#303
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#143
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#231
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#289
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#25 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#315 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#22
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#350
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#249
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#239
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#131
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#258 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 Ellington’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.