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1 / 25#25. Lodi
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,206
Best places to live in the Madison metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Madison metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Sauk City
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 3,500
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3 / 25#23. Columbus
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 5,493
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4 / 25#22. Stoughton
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 13,063
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5 / 25#21. Cambridge
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,507
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6 / 25#20. Evansville
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,771
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7 / 25#19. Brooklyn
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,457
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8 / 25#18. Edgerton
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 5,924
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9 / 25#17. McFarland
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 9,230
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10 / 25#16. DeForest
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 10,853
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11 / 25#15. Cross Plains
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,059
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12 / 25#14. Lake Ripley
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,972
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13 / 25#13. Mount Horeb
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,719
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14 / 25#12. Oregon
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 11,384
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15 / 25#11. Monona
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,604
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16 / 25#10. Lake Mills
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,391
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17 / 25#9. Sun Prairie
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 36,455
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18 / 25#8. Cottage Grove
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,906
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19 / 25#7. Maple Bluff
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,319
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20 / 25#6. Fitchburg
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 31,566
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21 / 25#5. Waunakee
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,927
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22 / 25#4. Madison
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 275,568
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23 / 25#3. Verona
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 14,499
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24 / 25#2. Middleton
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,235
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25 / 25#1. Shorewood Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,067
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