Summit is #1 in Wisconsin for health insurance
Summit is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 10.
Summit is on Wisconsin’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Summit marked.
Summit lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Summit’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Summit does best come first.
More vacation homes than 89% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Summit’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Summit 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.
Where Summit 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#36
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#31
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#10
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#18
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#3
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#65 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#30
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#323
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#48
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#96
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#124 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#40
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#34
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#168
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#48 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#341
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#242
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#236 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#297 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#362
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#324
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#323
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#255
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#109
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#119
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#109
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#252
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#92
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#105 
The number on the right is Summit’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.