Hudson ranks #20 in Wisconsin for a top hospital nearby
Hudson is ranked on 37 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Steadier prices than 97% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Hudson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hudson does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hudson marked.
Hudson lands in the top half on 16 of 23 lists
Each dot is Hudson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Hudson does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Hudson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Hudson out-ranks 0 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.
Where Hudson 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#88
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#20 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#125
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#177
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#23 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#89
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#69
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#301
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#184
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#239 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#105
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#98
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#338
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#47 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#217 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#303
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#280
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#317
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#50 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#120 
The number on the right is Hudson’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.