Stanley is #1 in Wisconsin for low property taxes
Stanley is ranked on 33 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stanley marked.
Stanley lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Stanley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Stanley does best come first.
Colder winters than 94% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Stanley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Stanley sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every WI list, and where Stanley lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#31
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#16
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#1
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#337
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#363
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#364
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#314
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#352
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#362 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#266
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#151
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#217 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#102 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#293 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#367
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#114
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#259
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#310
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#337 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#85
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#287
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#342
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#319
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#44
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#317
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#307 
The number on the right is Stanley’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.