Newbold ranks #3 in Wisconsin for conserved land
Newbold is ranked on 29 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Newbold marked.
More vacation homes than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Newbold’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Newbold lands in the top half on 10 of 17 lists
Each dot is Newbold’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Newbold does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for low property taxes
Lists where Newbold sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Newbold 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 Newbold lands
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
#163
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#26
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#272
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#232
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#287 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#137
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#364
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#8
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#12
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#346 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#149 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#3
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#248
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#327 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#4
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#365
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#353
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#358
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#8
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#367
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#232 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#4
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 Newbold’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.