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A city of 26,677 people in Wisconsin
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About Superior

City and county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin
26,751Population
55.3 sq miArea
876 ftElevation

Superior is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 census. Superior and nearby Duluth, Minnesota, sit at the western tip of Lake Superior and together form the Twin Ports, a major Great Lakes harbor. Bordered by Saint Louis, Superior, and Allouez bays, the city is framed by two rivers: the Nemadji and the Saint Louis. Superior is at the junction of U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 53 immediately north of, and adjacent to, both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior. It is an industrial city, with ship harbors along two sides, several large rail yards, an oil refinery, and a shipyard. Superior and neighboring Duluth…

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Safety in Superior

C

Safety Grade C

Superior reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Superior 2.2
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Superior 18.4
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Superior

B−

Health Grade B−

Healthier than 48% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 68% of towns with similar incomes.

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3worse than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.

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St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 1.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Lschc Superior ClinicSuperior · 1.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade D

The public schools Superior’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 93% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSuperior School DistrictSchools10

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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