Randall ranks #38 in Wisconsin for cheap rent
Randall 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.
Hotter summers than 95% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Randall’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Randall 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.
The lists Randall does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Randall marked.
Randall lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Randall’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Randall does best come first.
Where Randall 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#26
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#90
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#199
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#87
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#153
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#250 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#251
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#38
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#257
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#148
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#289
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#83
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#51
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#149 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#237
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#195
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#226 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#321 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#304
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#58
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#38
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#20
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#349
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#65
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#83 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 Randall’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.