Lodi makes Wisconsin’s top 10 on 2 lists
Lodi is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 9.
The lists Lodi does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lodi marked.
Lodi lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Lodi’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Lodi does best come first.
More seniors than 92% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Lodi’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for health
Lists where Lodi sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Lodi 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#26
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#9
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#272 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#214
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#96
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#90 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#149
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#233
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#139
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#31
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#160 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#343
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#171
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#314
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#248 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#235
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#251
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#333
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#202
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#162
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#211
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#93
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#282
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#123
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#58 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 Lodi’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.