Poynette ranks #25 in Wisconsin for graduation rate
Poynette is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
More year-round than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Poynette’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Poynette does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Poynette marked.
Poynette lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Poynette’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Poynette does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Poynette sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WI list, and where Poynette lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#363
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#29
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#218
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#156
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#60
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#127
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#327 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#35
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#139
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#143 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#196
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#41
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#308
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#266
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#205
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#170
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#323
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#150 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#336 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#202
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#162
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#229
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#82
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#293
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#96 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 Poynette’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.