#1Whitefish Bay
Milwaukee County · 14,489 peopleHealth grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 357 in WI
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Whitefish Bay, #1 on this list · Photo: Gnome70 · CC BY-SA 4.0Whitefish Bay ranks first on health among Wisconsin’s 357 towns of 2,500+; 115 of the 357 grade A− or better on health nationally.
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work
#1Health grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 357 in WI
Health grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #23 of 357 in WI
#3Health grade, better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #90 of 357 in WI
Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 2 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
357 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
Whitefish Bay (Milwaukee County) ranks first on health among 357 towns, with an A+; Verona and Middleton follow.
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (357 in Wisconsin). 5 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Wisconsin page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.