Springfield ranks #9 in Wisconsin for health insurance
Springfield is ranked on 31 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
More year-round than 96% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springfield marked.
Springfield lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for staying active
Lists where Springfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Springfield out-ranks 1 of its 3 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 Springfield 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
#14
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#20
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#18
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#11
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#202 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#48
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#301
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#70
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#26
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#233 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#87 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#139
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#222
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#317 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#365
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#231
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#357
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#287
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#76
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#183
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#130
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#245
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#50
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#19 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#356
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#306
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
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 Springfield’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.