Stephenson ranks #5 in Wisconsin for low property taxes
Stephenson is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
Older than 100% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Stephenson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Stephenson does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stephenson marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where Stephenson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Stephenson lands in the top half on 8 of 19 lists
Each dot is Stephenson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Stephenson does best come first.
Where Stephenson 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%
#1
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#13
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#96 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#42
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#5
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#14
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#73
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#362 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#340
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#324
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#348
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#356 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#299 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#368
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#370
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#2
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#3
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#366 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#21
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#351
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#291
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#291
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#80
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#368
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#358 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 Stephenson’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.