Freedom ranks #25 in Wisconsin for graduation rate
Freedom is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
More kids than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Freedom’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Freedom does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Freedom marked.
Freedom lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Freedom’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Freedom does best come first.
Where Freedom 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
#95
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
#190 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#241
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#63
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#169
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#155 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#164
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#67
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#306
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#338
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#10 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#322
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#255
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#284 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#215
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#243
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#137
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#88 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#116
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#240
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#216
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#237
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#129
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#284 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 Freedom’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.