Ledgeview ranks #5 in Wisconsin for growth
Ledgeview is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 9.
More kids than 97% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Ledgeview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Ledgeview does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ledgeview marked.
Ledgeview lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Ledgeview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Ledgeview does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for growth
Lists where Ledgeview sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Ledgeview out-ranks 1 of its 2 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 Ledgeview 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%
#270
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#82
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#39 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#49
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#29
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#344
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#347
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#12 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#120
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#70 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#85 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#347
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#220
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#224 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#333
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#215
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#332
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#29
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#332
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#156
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#309
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#56
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#144
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#325 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 Ledgeview’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.