Geneva is #1 in Wisconsin for safety
Geneva 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 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Geneva marked.
More vacation homes than 97% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Geneva’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Geneva lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Geneva’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Geneva does best come first.
Geneva out-ranks 3 of its 6 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 Geneva 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#1 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#161
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#127
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#49 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#113
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#295
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#78
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#110
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#297 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#303
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#51
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#231 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#291
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#321
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#298
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#327 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#251
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#118
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#75
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#78
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#289
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#56
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#36 
The number on the right is Geneva’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.