Wescott ranks #29 in Wisconsin for low depression
Wescott 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 2.
More vacation homes than 96% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Wescott’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Wescott does best on
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wescott marked.
Wescott lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Wescott’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Wescott does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Wescott sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Wescott out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.
Where Wescott 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
#333
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#282
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#324
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
#102 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#95
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#185
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#67
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#177 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#262
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#348
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#24
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#34
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#323 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#285
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#239
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#279 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#153
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#217
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#279
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#264
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#103
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#332
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#300 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#15
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#32
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 Wescott’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.