Pine Lake ranks #17 in Wisconsin for short commutes
Pine Lake is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More snow than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Pine Lake’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Pine Lake does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pine Lake marked.
Pine Lake lands in the top half on 10 of 18 lists
Each dot is Pine Lake’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Pine Lake does best come first.
Pine Lake out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
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.
Where Pine Lake 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#17 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#158
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#136
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#32
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#290
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#232
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#341 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#167
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#344
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#28
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#16
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#234 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#148
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#297 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#4
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#365
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#350
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#353
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#12
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#363
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#233 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#20
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#28
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 Pine Lake’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.