Harmony ranks #25 in Wisconsin for graduation rate
Harmony is ranked on 33 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More year-round than 100% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Harmony’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Harmony does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Harmony marked.
Harmony lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Harmony’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Harmony does best come first.
Every WI list, and where Harmony 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
#249
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#282
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#68 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#371
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#161
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#119
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#255
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#307
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#66
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#136
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#275 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#263
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#267
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#281
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#275 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#345
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#268
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#307 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#331
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#34
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#98
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#42
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#331
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#41
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#34 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 Harmony’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.