Marshfield ranks #11 in Wisconsin for short commutes
Marshfield 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.
The lists Marshfield does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marshfield marked.
Marshfield lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Marshfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Marshfield does best come first.
More snow than 94% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Marshfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for short commutes
Lists where Marshfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Marshfield out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Marshfield lands
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
#11 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#49
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#51
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#72
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#16 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#71
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#210
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#85 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#233
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#364 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#110 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#273
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#208
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#162
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#84
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#299 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#244
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#255
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#275
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
The number on the right is Marshfield’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.