Windsor is #1 in Wisconsin for growth
Windsor is ranked on 34 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 9.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Windsor marked.
Windsor lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Windsor’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Windsor does best come first.
More kids than 90% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Windsor’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for new homes
Lists where Windsor sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Windsor out-ranks 0 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 Windsor 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#66
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#14
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#280
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#62
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#78
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#57
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#115
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#297 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#85
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#77
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#296
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#335
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#39 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#151 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#220
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#192
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#240 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#325
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#286
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#350
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#202
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#162
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#215
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#97
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#264
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#235
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#62 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 Windsor’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.