The 19 Best Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Wisconsin With Mild Winters

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 269 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Wisconsin, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Bayside, WI.

1. 19Algoma, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 85th percentile · January average low (°F): 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

   6,866 people · Winnebago County · median home $334,400 · income $107,290 · Jan low 10°F · 39 in snow

2. 18Waterloo, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 54th percentile · January average low (°F): 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

   3,492 people · Jefferson County · median home $230,600 · income $87,776 · Jan low 11°F · 42 in snow

3. 17Columbus, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 84th percentile · January average low (°F): 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

   5,540 people · Columbia County · median home $230,600 · income $75,427 · Jan low 11°F · 42 in snow

4. 16Empire, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 98th percentile · January average low (°F): 63rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   2,774 people · Fond du Lac County · median home $378,600 · income $125,185 · Jan low 9°F · 38 in snow

5. 15East Troy, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 74th percentile · January average low (°F): 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   3,992 people · Walworth County · median home $369,300 · income $123,804 · Jan low 12°F · 39 in snow

6. 14Seymour, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 61st percentile · January average low (°F): 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile

   3,546 people · Outagamie County · median home $184,600 · income $80,602 · Jan low 10°F · 57 in snow

7. 13Oregon, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 82nd percentile · January average low (°F): 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   3,125 people · Dane County · median home $455,600 · income $150,536 · Jan low 11°F · 39 in snow

8. 12Plymouth, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 86th percentile · January average low (°F): 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

   8,932 people · Sheboygan County · median home $213,300 · income $68,038 · Jan low 12°F · 45 in snow

9. 11Fox Point, Wisconsin

   Retirement: 77th percentile · January average low (°F): 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

   6,934 people · Milwaukee County · median home $444,700 · income $141,467 · Jan low 14°F · 40 in snow

10. 10Peshtigo, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 71st percentile · January average low (°F): 63rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 96th percentile

    3,420 people · Marinette County · median home $140,300 · income $66,990 · Jan low 9°F · 49 in snow

11. 9Wilson, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 62nd percentile · January average low (°F): 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

    3,484 people · Sheboygan County · median home $296,400 · income $104,632 · Jan low 13°F · 49 in snow

12. 8Lodi, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 94th percentile · January average low (°F): 64th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

    3,189 people · Columbia County · median home $328,200 · income $117,584 · Jan low 10°F · 44 in snow

13. 7Mineral Point, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 95th percentile · January average low (°F): 59th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    2,581 people · Iowa County · median home $212,200 · income $81,000 · Jan low 9°F · 41 in snow

14. 6Juneau, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 91st percentile · January average low (°F): 57th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

    2,658 people · Dodge County · median home $186,700 · income $77,708 · Jan low 9°F · 41 in snow

15. 5Winneconne, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 90th percentile · January average low (°F): 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    2,544 people · Winnebago County · median home $218,100 · income $82,411 · Jan low 10°F · 42 in snow

16. 4Oostburg, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 86th percentile · January average low (°F): 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

    3,056 people · Sheboygan County · median home $246,900 · income $87,857 · Jan low 12°F · 49 in snow

17. 3Ottawa, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · January average low (°F): 86th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 74th percentile

    3,646 people · Waukesha County · median home $425,900 · income $153,018 · Jan low 11°F · 51 in snow

18. 2Kewaunee, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 68th percentile · January average low (°F): 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 98th percentile

    2,837 people · Kewaunee County · median home $159,600 · income $82,028 · Jan low 12°F · 48 in snow

19. 1Bayside, Wisconsin

    Retirement: 97th percentile · January average low (°F): 100th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

    4,482 people · Milwaukee County · median home $431,900 · income $160,096 · Jan low 17°F · 47 in snow

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