Lima ranks #42 in Wisconsin for short commutes
Lima is ranked on 30 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Drier than 97% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Lima’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Lima does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lima marked.
Lima lands in the top half on 7 of 16 lists
Each dot is Lima’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Lima does best come first.
Lima 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.
Where Lima 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
#42 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#203
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#143
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#232
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#243 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#192
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#104
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#207
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#249
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#124
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#229
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#190 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#135
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#177
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#166
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#344 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#148
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#222
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#80
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#268
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#96
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#86
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#352 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 Lima’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.