Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in Wisconsin for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1Mount PleasantPopulation 27,640 · solid overall livability28% match
- #2CaledoniaPopulation 25,277 · solid overall livability28% match
- #3AppletonPopulation 75,133 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #4OshkoshPopulation 66,373 · solid overall livability26% match
- #5New BerlinPopulation 40,387 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #6WausauPopulation 39,906 · solid overall livability26% match
- #7ManitowocPopulation 34,500 · solid overall livability26% match
- #8NeenahPopulation 27,309 · solid overall livability26% match
- #9SuperiorPopulation 26,562 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #10De PerePopulation 25,373 · solid overall livability26% match
- #11MequonPopulation 25,102 · solid overall livability26% match
- #12MuskegoPopulation 25,073 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #13MilwaukeePopulation 573,299 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #14Green BayPopulation 106,846 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #15KenoshaPopulation 99,493 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #16RacinePopulation 77,453 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #17WaukeshaPopulation 70,945 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #18Eau ClairePopulation 69,098 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #19JanesvillePopulation 65,669 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #20West AllisPopulation 59,907 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #21La CrossePopulation 52,043 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #22SheboyganPopulation 49,805 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #23Fond du LacPopulation 44,527 · solid overall livability15% match
- #24GreenfieldPopulation 37,521 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #25BeloitPopulation 36,642 · mixed overall livability15% 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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