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Best Places To Raise A Family In WI: 2024 Report

The strong economy, school systems, and overall quality of life are some of the top reasons many Wisconsin residents give for moving here.

KOHLER, WI — The strong economy, school systems, and overall quality of life are some of the top reasons many Wisconsin families give for loving the state.

But there are degrees of goodness, and the education website Niche has ranked communities for its 2024 Best Places to Raise a Family in Wisconsin.

Niche analysts judged Wisconsin towns on their schools, housing, jobs, weather, crime rate and seven other "quality of life" yardsticks, giving each a traditional "report card" of academic-type grades.

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Kohler was ranked as the best place to raise a family, according to Niche.

Check out the top 15 suburbs for families in Wisconsin, according to Niche:

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  • Kohler
  • Elm Grove
  • Brookfield
  • Whitefish Bay
  • River Hills
  • Mequon
  • Bayside
  • Fox Point
  • Shorewood
  • Thiensville
  • Nashotah
  • Middleton
  • Merton
  • Waunakee
  • Cedarburg

See more of the list here.

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