Richfield makes Wisconsin’s top 10 on 2 lists
Richfield is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 9.
The lists Richfield does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Richfield marked.
Richfield lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Richfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Richfield does best come first.
More homes per newcomer than 93% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Richfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for household income
Lists where Richfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Richfield out-ranks 2 of its 5 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 Richfield 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#44
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#18
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#182 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#34
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#288
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#82
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#144
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#219 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#94
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#189
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#297
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#129 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#295
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#270
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#228 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#357
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#287
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#304
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#332 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#53
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#300
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#134
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#226
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#137
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#164 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 Richfield’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.