Oregon ranks #9 in Wisconsin for safety
Oregon is ranked on 36 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 12.
Wetter than 99% 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 15 of 22 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.
Every WI list, and where Oregon lands
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
#9 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#263
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#25
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#298
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#34 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#51
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#78
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%
#345
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#215 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#44
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#117
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#256
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#345
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#44 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#135
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#38
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#52 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#213 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#318
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#244
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#344
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
The number on the right is Oregon’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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.