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Best value cities in Wisconsin

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Manitowoc, WI35k residents

    67/100

    cost of living index: 77 · median home price: $160,700 · median household income: $63,757

  2. 2.Oshkosh, WI67k residents

    65/100

    cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $177,700 · median household income: $62,188

  3. 3.Sheboygan, WI50k residents

    65/100

    cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $174,200 · median household income: $62,927

  4. 4.Superior, WI27k residents

    65/100

    cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $180,400 · median household income: $64,216

  5. 5.Fond du Lac, WI44k residents

    64/100

    cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $173,700 · median household income: $62,260

  6. 6.Wausau, WI40k residents

    64/100

    cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $167,900 · median household income: $64,389

  7. 7.Racine, WI78k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $166,500 · median household income: $57,740

  8. 8.Beloit, WI37k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $156,500 · median household income: $62,663

  9. 9.Stevens Point, WI26k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $195,400 · median household income: $58,031

  10. 10.Green Bay, WI106k residents

    62/100

    cost of living index: 82 · median home price: $207,200 · median household income: $66,206

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the best value in Wisconsin?
Manitowoc, WI ranks first with a fit score of 67/100, followed by Oshkosh (65) and Sheboygan (65), using the "Best value" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.