Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in Wisconsin for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1MilwaukeePopulation 573,299 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #2MadisonPopulation 268,516 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #3RacinePopulation 77,453 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #4WaukeshaPopulation 70,945 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #5JanesvillePopulation 65,669 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #6West AllisPopulation 59,907 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #7WauwatosaPopulation 47,919 · solid overall livability29% match
- #8BrookfieldPopulation 41,342 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #9New BerlinPopulation 40,387 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #10Menomonee FallsPopulation 38,610 · solid overall livability29% match
- #11GreenfieldPopulation 37,521 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #12BeloitPopulation 36,642 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #13FranklinPopulation 36,513 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #14Oak CreekPopulation 36,286 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #15Sun PrairiePopulation 35,847 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #16FitchburgPopulation 29,826 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #17Mount PleasantPopulation 27,640 · solid overall livability29% match
- #18CaledoniaPopulation 25,277 · solid overall livability29% match
- #19MequonPopulation 25,102 · solid overall livability29% match
- #20MuskegoPopulation 25,073 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #21WausauPopulation 39,906 · solid overall livability24% match
- #22SuperiorPopulation 26,562 · mixed overall livability24% match
- #23Stevens PointPopulation 25,549 · mixed overall livability24% match
- #24Green BayPopulation 106,846 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #25KenoshaPopulation 99,493 · mixed overall livability7% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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