Oregon ranks #9 in Wisconsin for household income
Oregon is ranked on 33 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
Wetter than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Oregon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Oregon does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oregon marked.
Oregon lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Oregon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Oregon does best come first.
Where Oregon 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#53
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#251 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#40
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#286
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#86
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#228
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#64 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#38
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#205
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#335 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#325 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#345
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#336
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#348
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#353
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#13
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#144
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#100
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#267
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#144
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#7 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#349
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#261
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 Oregon’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.