Hammond ranks #16 in Wisconsin for growth
Hammond is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Fewer seniors than 100% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Hammond’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hammond does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hammond marked.
Hammond lands in the top half on 11 of 18 lists
Each dot is Hammond’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Hammond does best come first.
Where Hammond 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%
#367
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#60
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#267
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#29 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#122
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#143
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#127
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#231 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#120
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#39
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#335
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#370
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#3 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#310
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#275
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#318 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#316
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#287
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#345 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#105
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#257
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#333
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#258
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#109
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#340
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#207 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 Hammond’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.