Wrightstown ranks #2 in Wisconsin for new homes
Wrightstown 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 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wrightstown marked.
More kids than 98% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Wrightstown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wrightstown lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Wrightstown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Wrightstown does best come first.
Wrightstown 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.
Where Wrightstown 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%
#334
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#2
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#155
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#132 
Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#85
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#213
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%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#261 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#69
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#55
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#320
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#239
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#7 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#148 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#177
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#255
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#270
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#320
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#197 Climate
Snowiest#1 Minocqua · 99 in
#29
Least snow#1 Williams Bay · 32 in
#332
Mildest winters#1 Racine · 16.5°
#182
Hottest summers#1 Brodhead · 83.8°
#238
Coolest summers#1 Superior · 75.9°
#130
Longest growing season#1 Cudahy · 192 days
#144
Wettest#1 Monroe · 39 in
#310 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 Wrightstown’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.