Washington ranks #3 in Wisconsin for low obesity
Washington is ranked on 31 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Washington marked.
Washington lands in the top half on 11 of 18 lists
Each dot is Washington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Washington does best come first.
More snow than 89% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Washington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Washington 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#80
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#3
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#345
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#208 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#44 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#63
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#172
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#201
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#257
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#63 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#274
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#145
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#207
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#314
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#234
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#289 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#41
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#322
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#316
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#215
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#150
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#302
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#178 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#197
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#163
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
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 Washington’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.