Manitowoc ranks #12 in Wisconsin for affordable rent
Manitowoc is ranked on 37 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
Less snow than 97% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Manitowoc’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Manitowoc does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Manitowoc marked.
Manitowoc lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Manitowoc’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Manitowoc does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for affordable rent
Lists where Manitowoc sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Manitowoc out-ranks 0 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 Manitowoc 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#24
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#31
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#37
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#12 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#308
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#300
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#334
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#290
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#69 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#74 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#129
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#127
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#73 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#96 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#154
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#205
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#21
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#87 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#286
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#199
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#172
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#127
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#212 
The number on the right is Manitowoc’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.