Holmen ranks #15 in Wisconsin for new homes
Holmen is ranked on 36 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Holmen does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Holmen marked.
Holmen lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Holmen’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Holmen does best come first.
Less snow than 94% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Holmen’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Holmen out-ranks 1 of its 3 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 Holmen lands
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%
#264
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#15
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#319
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#51 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#18 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#143
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
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
#266 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#175
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#57
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#314
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#333
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#45 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#301
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#249
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#91 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#179
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#221
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#247
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#219 
The number on the right is Holmen’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.