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1 / 30#30. Browns Lake
- Population: 1,959
Best places to retire in Wisconsin
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
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2 / 30#29. Pewaukee City
- Population: 15,589
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3 / 30#28. Maple Bluff
- Population: 1,234
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4 / 30#27. Whitefish Bay
- Population: 14,818
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5 / 30#26. Fox Point
- Population: 6,886
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6 / 30#25. Sturgeon Bay
- Population: 9,540
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7 / 30#24. Allouez
- Population: 14,072
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8 / 30#23. Chetek
- Population: 2,305
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9 / 30#22. Tainter Lake
- Population: 2,769
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10 / 30#21. Bristol
- Population: 5,155
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11 / 30#20. Ladysmith
- Population: 3,194
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12 / 30#19. French Island
- Population: 4,281
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13 / 30#18. Cedarburg
- Population: 12,109
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14 / 30#17. Greendale
- Population: 14,735
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15 / 30#16. Bayside
- Population: 4,579
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16 / 30#15. Algoma
- Population: 3,221
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17 / 30#14. Whiting
- Population: 1,535
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18 / 30#13. Port Edwards
- Population: 1,851
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19 / 30#12. Amery
- Population: 2,899
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20 / 30#11. Mequon
- Population: 24,814
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21 / 30#10. River Hills
- Population: 1,496
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22 / 30#9. Brookfield
- Population: 41,020
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23 / 30#8. Wind Point
- Population: 1,714
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24 / 30#7. Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population: 2,631
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25 / 30#6. Williams Bay
- Population: 2,935
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26 / 30#5. Hurley
- Population: 1,442
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27 / 30#4. Thiensville
- Population: 3,284
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28 / 30#3. Kohler
- Population: 2,072
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29 / 30#2. King
- Population: 1,693
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30 / 30#1. Elm Grove
- Population: 6,456
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