Onalaska ranks #24 in Wisconsin for trails
Onalaska 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.
Onalaska 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.
The lists Onalaska does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Onalaska marked.
Onalaska lands in the top half on 18 of 23 lists
Each dot is Onalaska’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Onalaska does best come first.
Longer growing season than 94% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Onalaska’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every WI list, and where Onalaska 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
#37 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#91
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#137 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#175
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#43
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#325
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#130 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#111
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#24
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#100 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#102
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#145
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#227
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#157
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#252 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#183
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#200
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#240
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#36 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#133 
The number on the right is Onalaska’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.