Best counties in Wisconsin

Ranked by composite score — 72 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Iron County	75	70.1	85.9	21.9
2	Bayfield County	72	72.3	80.6	28.8
3	Burnett County	71.1	75.5	82.5	23.6
4	Buffalo County	71	62.3	77.6	28.2
5	Pepin County	70.9	61	77.8	32
6	Kewaunee County	70.8	60.8	77.7	35.7
7	Oneida County	70.2	75.7	79	28.8
8	Vilas County	70.1	79.8	80.4	27.2
9	Washburn County	70	71.1	80.2	23.4
10	Forest County	69.3	69.4	86.7	22.4
11	Price County	69.2	61.6	82.3	21.7
12	Rusk County	69.2	68.3	81.2	21.5
13	Door County	68.9	71.5	74	30.2
14	Iowa County	68.9	58.5	73.4	37.8
15	Langlade County	68.9	64.7	85.2	20.8
16	Calumet County	68.7	59.5	71.2	40.6
17	Sawyer County	68.7	78.4	82.9	21.9
18	Taylor County	68.3	62.4	79.9	24.6
19	Oconto County	68.1	67.1	79.4	32.9
20	Ashland County	67.7	61	83.3	21
21	Waushara County	67.6	65.1	80.2	25.8
22	Lincoln County	67.5	62.2	81.2	27.6
23	Florence County	67.4	65.5	80.9	24.4
24	Ozaukee County	67.3	67	64.3	46.5
25	Chippewa County	67.2	69.7	74.9	31.7
26	Richland County	67	62.6	80.2	24.3
27	Jackson County	66.7	62.1	79.3	26.1
28	Crawford County	66.5	56.2	81.7	24.8
29	Douglas County	66.4	64.4	75.7	30.8
30	Lafayette County	66.4	56.2	77.4	30.4
31	Marquette County	66.4	64.4	79	24.8
32	Dunn County	66.2	60.9	73.7	30.2
33	Marinette County	66.2	66.8	83.2	24.8
34	Shawano County	66.2	61.6	80.3	27.1
35	Manitowoc County	66.1	59	81	28.2
36	Portage County	66.1	60.8	76.5	31.2
37	Washington County	66.1	68.5	65.8	45.9
38	Pierce County	65.9	60.8	67.3	41.3
39	Polk County	65.9	67.9	73.7	33.1
40	Adams County	65.7	65.7	81.4	22
41	Green Lake County	65.7	65.3	79.1	27.1
42	Green County	65.6	56.2	74.3	35.8
43	Grant County	65.5	61.8	79.7	25.4
44	St. Croix County	65.3	67.7	61.1	50.3
45	Sheboygan County	65.2	60.6	76.2	30.3
46	Barron County	65	62.2	78.7	25.6
47	Waupaca County	65	60.3	77.6	29.9
48	Trempealeau County	64.6	57	75.9	29.9
49	Wood County	64.5	58.3	80.7	26.7
50	Vernon County	64.1	63.8	79	28.8
51	Monroe County	63.8	62.3	77.1	27.9
52	Outagamie County	63.8	61	72.1	37.5
53	Eau Claire County	63.7	62.1	72.7	30.3
54	Columbia County	63.5	60.7	72.3	37.4
55	Juneau County	63.5	59.4	78.7	25.9
56	Fond du Lac County	63.3	57.9	75.2	31.1
57	Marathon County	63.3	59.7	75.6	33.1
58	Waukesha County	63.2	68.2	59.8	51.3
59	Sauk County	62.7	60	72.2	34.1
60	Dodge County	62.6	58.5	73.2	31.7
61	Brown County	62.3	61.2	72.1	34
62	Walworth County	62.3	61.9	68.1	33.9
63	Jefferson County	62.2	58.1	69.6	36
64	La Crosse County	61.9	56.4	71.3	29.5
65	Clark County	61.8	59.9	80.9	26.6
66	Winnebago County	61.6	54.1	74.7	31
67	Rock County	60.4	54.7	72.7	31.9
68	Racine County	59	54.4	70.5	32.6
69	Kenosha County	58.4	54.8	66.6	35.2
70	Dane County	57.2	54.1	57.3	40.9
71	Milwaukee County	53.7	45	68.7	23.9
72	Menominee County	53.3	0	88.5	22.2