Erin ranks #49 in Wisconsin for public schools
Erin is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Older than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Erin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Erin does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Erin marked.
Erin lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Erin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Erin does best come first.
Erin 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 Erin 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
#131
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#143
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#117 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#79
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#112
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#323 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#186
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#362
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#10
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#18
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#328 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#77
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#174
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#183
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#334
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#332
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#201
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#365 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#53
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#300
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#151
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#219
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#154
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#149 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 Erin’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.