The 10 Most Boring Places In Wisconsin For 2023


The most boring places in Wisconsin are Richfield and Caledonia for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About RoadSnacks
Last Updated: December 10, 2023

There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Wisconsin that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.

Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Badger State are so lucky.

Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Wisconsin’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.

Like Richfield, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Richfield. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Wisconsin as well.

Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.

Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.

Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.

Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.

For more Wisconsin reading, check out:

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Most Boring Places In Wisconsin For 2023

1. Richfield

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 11,757
Average Age: 47.5
% Married: 55.0%
More on Richfield: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Caledonia

Caledonia, WI

Source: Wikipedia User Royalbroil – | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Population: 25,277
Average Age: 44.9
% Married: 41.0%
More on Caledonia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Muskego

Muskego, WI

Source: Flickr User newagecrap | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 25,073
Average Age: 46.1
% Married: 48.0%
More on Muskego: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. New Berlin

New Berlin, WI

Source: Wikipedia User Merenta | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 40,387
Average Age: 46.8
% Married: 45.0%
More on New Berlin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Delafield

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 7,181
Average Age: 49.2
% Married: 38.0%
More on Delafield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Franklin

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 36,513
Average Age: 44.3
% Married: 41.0%
More on Franklin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Lake Hallie

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Population: 7,178
Average Age: 42.1
% Married: 37.0%
More on Lake Hallie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Mequon

Mequon, WI

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 25,102
Average Age: 46.0
% Married: 35.0%
More on Mequon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Menomonee Falls

Menomonee Falls, WI

Source: Wikipedia User Dori | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Population: 38,610
Average Age: 41.9
% Married: 40.0%
More on Menomonee Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Suamico

Suamico, WI

Source: Flickr User On the White Line | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 12,878
Average Age: 39.8
% Married: 49.0%
More on Suamico: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Badger State

You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Wisconsin. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.

Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.

To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.

We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:

  • % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
  • % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
  • Average Age (higher is more boring)
  • % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
  • Population density (lower is more boring)

Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.

For this ranking, we used every Wisconsin city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.

Grab your rocker and hold on.

We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in Wisconsin.

There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep

On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Wisconsin isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Wisconsin, according to science:

  1. Madison
  2. La Crosse
  3. Platteville

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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Wisconsin For 2023

Rank City Population Average Age % Married % Kids
1 Richfield, WI 11,757 47.5 55.0% 29.5%
2 Caledonia, WI 25,277 44.9 41.0% 28.3%
3 Muskego, WI 25,073 46.1 48.0% 28.3%
4 New Berlin, WI 40,387 46.8 45.0% 26.3%
5 Delafield, WI 7,181 49.2 38.0% 25.6%
6 Franklin, WI 36,513 44.3 41.0% 27.3%
7 Lake Hallie, WI 7,178 42.1 37.0% 26.2%
8 Mequon, WI 25,102 46.0 35.0% 33.6%
9 Menomonee Falls, WI 38,610 41.9 40.0% 29.8%
10 Suamico, WI 12,878 39.8 49.0% 39.7%
11 Brookfield, WI 41,342 43.8 37.0% 31.9%
12 Mayville, WI 5,176 43.9 44.0% 27.4%
13 Kronenwetter, WI 8,335 38.1 47.0% 38.8%
14 Hobart, WI 10,130 38.5 41.0% 29.9%
15 Sturgeon Bay, WI 9,620 46.2 31.0% 24.1%
16 Mount Pleasant, WI 27,640 46.7 32.0% 25.0%
17 Mukwonago, WI 8,311 39.7 37.0% 33.8%
18 Bellevue, WI 16,086 40.7 40.0% 29.8%
19 Weston, WI 15,698 40.5 36.0% 27.6%
20 Twin Lakes, WI 6,341 48.9 19.0% 26.7%
21 Oconomowoc, WI 18,178 41.7 38.0% 29.6%
22 Evansville, WI 5,720 39.1 36.0% 31.6%
23 Cottage Grove, WI 7,567 40.2 42.0% 38.1%
24 Howard, WI 20,022 42.0 38.0% 27.0%
25 Pleasant Prairie, WI 21,373 43.1 24.0% 28.4%
26 Prairie Du Chien, WI 5,502 45.7 31.0% 21.7%
27 West Salem, WI 5,253 43.2 40.0% 30.1%
28 Columbus, WI 5,481 38.3 36.0% 30.9%
29 Two Rivers, WI 11,252 44.7 40.0% 23.7%
30 Waupaca, WI 6,294 42.6 35.0% 23.4%
31 Waterford, WI 5,587 43.1 39.0% 28.5%
32 Sussex, WI 11,549 38.3 42.0% 35.0%
33 Oregon, WI 11,240 40.2 41.0% 38.7%
34 Cedarburg, WI 12,213 43.9 39.0% 30.9%
35 Oak Creek, WI 36,286 39.5 32.0% 27.8%
36 Berlin, WI 5,537 40.3 33.0% 29.3%
37 Elm Grove, WI 6,445 42.7 36.0% 34.2%
38 Jefferson, WI 7,778 44.8 29.0% 23.4%
39 Rothschild, WI 5,537 37.1 41.0% 30.8%
40 Sheboygan Falls, WI 8,163 42.4 41.0% 24.6%
41 Marshfield, WI 18,795 43.7 34.0% 22.3%
42 Plymouth, WI 8,907 44.1 40.0% 20.5%
43 Greendale, WI 14,722 41.8 40.0% 30.9%
44 Bristol, WI 5,169 45.8 23.0% 26.9%
45 Hartland, WI 9,599 42.7 36.0% 29.2%
46 Lake Mills, WI 6,280 40.0 33.0% 28.8%
47 Merrill, WI 9,266 44.5 29.0% 21.0%
48 Port Washington, WI 12,446 39.6 39.0% 26.7%
49 Waunakee, WI 14,794 39.4 37.0% 41.4%
50 Slinger, WI 6,055 43.5 34.0% 27.3%
51 Grafton, WI 12,160 43.8 36.0% 22.7%
52 Manitowoc, WI 34,500 42.9 33.0% 27.0%
53 Monona, WI 8,592 45.3 32.0% 24.1%
54 Ashwaubenon, WI 16,939 40.7 37.0% 23.4%
55 Antigo, WI 8,075 42.6 32.0% 20.3%
56 Kaukauna, WI 17,111 38.3 42.0% 28.5%
57 West Bend, WI 31,682 40.5 38.0% 27.5%
58 Pewaukee, WI 8,227 48.1 31.0% 16.3%
59 Richland Center, WI 5,058 43.8 32.0% 20.7%
60 Kimberly, WI 7,331 39.2 43.0% 31.6%
61 Deforest, WI 10,767 37.2 34.0% 38.2%
62 Reedsburg, WI 10,019 37.3 39.0% 34.2%
63 Brown Deer, WI 12,593 42.7 35.0% 23.7%
64 Plover, WI 13,549 35.9 39.0% 28.9%
65 South Milwaukee, WI 20,678 41.6 35.0% 26.4%
66 Hartford, WI 15,667 37.8 39.0% 34.5%
67 Mcfarland, WI 9,104 39.6 35.0% 38.3%
68 Fort Atkinson, WI 12,522 42.0 32.0% 23.9%
69 Jackson, WI 7,814 41.4 39.0% 24.9%
70 Milton, WI 5,692 37.0 36.0% 38.5%
71 Glendale, WI 13,227 45.4 22.0% 25.5%
72 Tomah, WI 9,527 41.9 28.0% 21.3%
73 Baraboo, WI 12,541 40.6 26.0% 24.8%
74 Verona, WI 14,040 38.6 32.0% 37.7%
75 North Fond Du Lac, WI 5,372 35.7 43.0% 28.5%
76 Beaver Dam, WI 16,652 40.4 29.0% 27.8%
77 Fox Point, WI 6,811 43.9 28.0% 30.4%
78 New Richmond, WI 10,158 37.2 22.0% 32.9%
79 Sturtevant, WI 6,823 36.7 26.0% 30.6%
80 Rhinelander, WI 8,236 39.4 31.0% 23.4%
81 Waupun, WI 11,109 38.2 30.0% 33.0%
82 Allouez, WI 14,089 40.2 34.0% 23.3%
83 Monroe, WI 10,622 42.1 28.0% 25.1%
84 Janesville, WI 65,669 39.5 31.0% 27.6%
85 Mount Horeb, WI 7,717 36.2 39.0% 40.5%
86 Portage, WI 10,450 36.7 25.0% 28.9%
87 Shawano, WI 9,212 38.2 33.0% 28.7%
88 Hales Corners, WI 7,677 38.6 34.0% 27.8%
89 Ashland, WI 7,903 39.7 25.0% 24.2%
90 Lake Geneva, WI 8,335 45.0 12.0% 18.8%
91 Burlington, WI 11,000 37.9 31.0% 30.0%
92 Cudahy, WI 18,087 42.4 32.0% 19.5%
93 Greenfield, WI 37,521 43.3 29.0% 20.8%
94 New London, WI 7,342 36.5 34.0% 30.0%
95 Elkhorn, WI 10,253 39.4 23.0% 26.6%
96 Holmen, WI 10,806 37.8 33.0% 31.6%
97 Onalaska, WI 18,837 39.9 30.0% 25.0%
98 Superior, WI 26,562 38.7 18.0% 25.6%
99 Watertown, WI 22,978 39.3 32.0% 30.6%
100 Whitefish Bay, WI 14,804 40.1 33.0% 41.1%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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One thought on “The 10 Most Boring Places In Wisconsin For 2023”

  1. It’s a cold day in hell if anyone thinks Madison is exciting. Oh wait… Wisconsin is a cold day in hell! I stand corrected.

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