Plover ranks #18 in Wisconsin for affordable rent
Plover 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 7.
The lists Plover does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Plover marked.
Plover lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Plover’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Plover does best come first.
Younger than 92% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Plover’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Plover out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.
Every WI list, and where Plover 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
#59 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#118
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#50
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#198
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#85 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#233
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#68
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#57 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#97
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#78
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#104 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#95
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#32
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#340
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#305
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#105 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#156
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#178
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#221
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#18 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#90 
The number on the right is Plover’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.