Slinger ranks #25 in Wisconsin for growth
Slinger is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
Slinger 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 Slinger does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Slinger marked.
Slinger lands in the top half on 17 of 21 lists
Each dot is Slinger’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Slinger does best come first.
More snow than 86% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Slinger’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for public schools
Lists where Slinger sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WI list, and where Slinger lands
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
#69
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#33
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#86 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#207
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#49
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#270
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#49 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#127
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#195
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#178
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#261
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#87 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#56 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#330
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#114
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#139 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#273
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#152
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#232
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#367 
The number on the right is Slinger’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.