Waterloo ranks #25 in Wisconsin for graduation rate
Waterloo is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Waterloo does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Waterloo marked.
Waterloo lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Waterloo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Waterloo does best come first.
More year-round than 88% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Waterloo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for trails
Lists where Waterloo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Waterloo 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#162
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#27
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#192 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#326
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#96
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#216
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#271
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#313
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#181
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#332
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#234 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#109
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#187
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#179
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#294
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#64
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#310
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Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#274
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#174 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#366 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#212
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#151
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#152
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#66
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#304
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#112
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#110 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 Waterloo’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.