Tomah ranks #8 in Wisconsin for a top hospital nearby
Tomah is ranked on 35 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Tomah does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Tomah marked.
Tomah lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Tomah’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Tomah does best come first.
Shorter growing season than 84% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Tomah’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Tomah sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Tomah 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.
Where Tomah 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
#28 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#40
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#91
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#42
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#62 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#343
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#356
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#324
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#334
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#290
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#345
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#8 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#252
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#121 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#167
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#197
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#291
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#102 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#290
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#171
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#200
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#145
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#131 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#153
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#217
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#289
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#199
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#164
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#311
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#139 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 Tomah’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.