Stevens Point ranks #3 in Wisconsin for trails
Stevens Point is ranked on 37 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stevens Point marked.
Younger than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Stevens Point’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Stevens Point lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Stevens Point’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Stevens Point does best come first.
Stevens Point out-ranks 3 of its 4 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 Stevens Point 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#25 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#88
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#3
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#127 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#159
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#78
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#118
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#127
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#359
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#17 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#66
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#81
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#125
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#59 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#128
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#5
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Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#367
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Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#337
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#348 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#77 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#241
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#196
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#179
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
The number on the right is Stevens Point’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.