Pewaukee makes Wisconsin’s top 10 on 3 lists
Pewaukee is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 12.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pewaukee marked.
Pewaukee 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.
1 spot from the top 25 for college degrees
Lists where Pewaukee sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Pewaukee lands in the top half on 16 of 20 lists
Each dot is Pewaukee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Pewaukee does best come first.
Less snow than 86% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Pewaukee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every WI list, and where Pewaukee lands
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
#29
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#31
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#18
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#18
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#3
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#75 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#26
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#225
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#145
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#74
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#186 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#103 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#340
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#325
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#246
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#6 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#131
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#110
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#254
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#27 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#251
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#130
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#180 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#321
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#42
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#99
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#136
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#222
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#92
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#130 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 Pewaukee’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.