Oconto ranks #14 in Wisconsin for affordability
Oconto 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 4.
Faster-rising prices than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Oconto’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Oconto does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oconto marked.
Oconto lands in the top half on 6 of 22 lists
Each dot is Oconto’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Oconto does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Oconto sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Oconto 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
#14
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#28
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#23
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#46
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#115
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#189 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#54 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#233 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#346
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#345
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#354
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#334
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#290
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#323 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#108
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#253
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#4
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#364
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#329
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#42
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#29
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#357 
The number on the right is Oconto’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.