Lisbon ranks #26 in Wisconsin for public schools
Lisbon is ranked on 24 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Lisbon does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lisbon marked.
Lisbon lands in the top half on 6 of 12 lists
Each dot is Lisbon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Lisbon does best come first.
More snow than 86% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Lisbon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for public schools
Lists where Lisbon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Lisbon out-ranks 1 of its 9 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 Lisbon 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.
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#94
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#241
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#132
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#131
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#140 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#128 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#174 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#353
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#211
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#222 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#315
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#283
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#295
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#53
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#300
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#125
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#197
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#162
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#138 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#144
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
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 Lisbon’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.