Kimberly makes Wisconsin’s top 10 on 2 lists
Kimberly is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Kimberly does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kimberly marked.
Kimberly lands in the top half on 17 of 21 lists
Each dot is Kimberly’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Kimberly does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 85% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Kimberly’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Kimberly sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Kimberly out-ranks 3 of its 4 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 Kimberly 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#38 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#104
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#214
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#71
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#8 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#120
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#12 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#175
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#143
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#55 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#145
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#114
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#140
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#21 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#197
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#140
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#235
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#260
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#115 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#116
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#240
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#204
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#216
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#151
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#282 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 Kimberly’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.