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Best Places To Live In Wisconsin: 2021 Niche Rankings

Several Waukesha and Milwaukee County neighborhoods made Niche.com's 2021 survey of the best places to live.

Several Waukesha and Milwaukee County neighborhoods made Niche.com's 2021 survey of the best places to live.
Several Waukesha and Milwaukee County neighborhoods made Niche.com's 2021 survey of the best places to live. (Karen Pilarski, Patch staff)

WISCONSIN— Several Waukesha and Milwaukee County neighborhoods made Niche.com's 2021 survey of the best places to live.

According to the rankings, two Waukesha County places made the top 10. Elm Grove came in at no. 2 while Brookfield came in at no. 6.

Several Milwaukee County places made the top 10. Whitefish Bay came in at no. 1 while Shorewood came in at no. 3. Fox Point came in at no. 5, Bayside came in at no. 8, Wauwatosa was no. 11 and River Hills was no. 12.

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The rankings were determined by using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, CDC and other agencies, combined with reviews from people that live in the area.

Here are the full results of 2021 Best Places to Live in Wisconsin:

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1. Whitefish Bay
2. Elm Grove
3. Shorewood
4. Kohler
5. Fox Point
6. Brookfield
7. Cedarburg
8. Bayside
9. Middleton
10. Mequon
11. Wauwatosa
12. River Hills

For Best Places for Families here is how places in Wisconsin ranked:

  1. Whitefish Bay
  2. Kohler
  3. Elm Grove
  4. Cedarburg
  5. Merton
  6. Shorewood
  7. Fox Point
  8. Brookfield
  9. Bayside
  10. Riverside
  11. Nashotah
  12. Mequon

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