Troy ranks #3 in Wisconsin for household income
Troy is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Troy marked.
Steadier prices than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Troy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Troy lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Troy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Troy does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for college degrees
Lists where Troy sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Troy out-ranks 1 of its 5 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 Troy lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#13
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#309
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#62
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#200
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#170 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#64
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#60
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#76
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#87 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#102
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#97
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#342
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#61 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#253
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#235
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#269 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#323 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#367
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#347
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#105
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#257
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#297
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#167
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#198
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#340
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#197 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
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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.