Milton ranks #11 in Wisconsin for safety
Milton is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Milton does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Milton marked.
Milton lands in the top half on 12 of 22 lists
Each dot is Milton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Milton does best come first.
Less snow than 91% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Milton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for safety
Lists where Milton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Milton 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#287
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#51
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#178
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#135
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#101
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#238
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#164
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#111
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#135 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#221
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#179 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#238
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#150
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#223
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#278
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#141 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#352 
The number on the right is Milton’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.