Genesee ranks #10 in Wisconsin for low depression
Genesee is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 9.
The lists Genesee does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Genesee marked.
Genesee lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Genesee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Genesee does best come first.
Older than 94% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Genesee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Genesee out-ranks 1 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 Genesee 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
#58
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#78
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#154 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#104
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#349
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#22
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#50
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#341 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#138
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#172
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#251
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#222
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#238
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#248 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#332
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#312
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#230
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#290 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#321
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#42
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#102
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#138
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#224
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#123
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#91 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 Genesee’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.