Superior ranks #21 in Wisconsin for short commutes
Superior is ranked on 37 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Cooler summers than 100% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Superior’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Superior does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Superior marked.
Superior lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Superior’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Superior does best come first.
Superior out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Superior lands
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
#21 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#52
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#88
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#45
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#57 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#178
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#83
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#214 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#280
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#282
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#232
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#160 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#229
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#99
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#269
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Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#232
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#267 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#140 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#147
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#283
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#99
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
The number on the right is Superior’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.