Two Rivers ranks #11 in Wisconsin for affordability
Two Rivers 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 9.
Faster-rising prices than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Two Rivers’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Two Rivers does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Two Rivers marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for affordability
Lists where Two Rivers sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Two Rivers lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is Two Rivers’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Two Rivers does best come first.
Two Rivers out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Two Rivers 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#11
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#26
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#20
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#11 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#301
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#300
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#314
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#29
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#57 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#200
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#53
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#55 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#133 Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#72 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#314
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#181
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Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#184
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Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#91
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#123 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#54
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#254
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#3
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
The number on the right is Two Rivers’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.