Juneau ranks #29 in Wisconsin for low depression
Juneau is ranked on 34 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 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Juneau’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Juneau does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Juneau marked.
Juneau lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Juneau’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Juneau does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Juneau sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Juneau 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#59
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#55
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#61
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#313
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#336
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#300
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#314
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#332
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#318 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#364
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#136
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#46
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#215
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#167 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#232 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#370
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#213
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#161
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#243
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#356 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#239
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#131
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#200
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#192
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#189
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#184
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#144 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 Juneau’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.