Union ranks #20 in Wisconsin for low obesity
Union is ranked on 32 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More year-round than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Union’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Union does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Union marked.
Union lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Union’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Union does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Union sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Union 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.
Every WI list, and where Union 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
#27 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#148
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#20
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#166
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#217
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#359
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#90 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#210
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#272
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#150
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#234
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#140
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#254
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#235 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#235
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#295 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#365
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#245
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#230
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#41
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#322
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#317
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#145
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#231
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#302
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#189 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 Union’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.