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Appleton, Madison & Green Bay Rank in Top 100 Best Places to Live

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Appleton, Madison & Green Bay Rank in Top 100 Best Places to Live

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Lisa M. Hale

Apr 22, 2025, 3:04 AM CT

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GREEN BAY, WI—(WGBW)— Three Wisconsin Cities ranked among the top 100 best places to live according to a study conducted by Livability.com. Appleton had the highest “Quality of Life LivScore” of the Wisconsin cities on the list. It was followed closely by Madison and Green Bay.

Livability only considered small to mid-sized cities with populations between 75,000 and 500,000 in its survey. They then examined the city’s economy, housing, cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education, and health when selecting the top 100.

“Our Top 100 cities are not ranked from 1 to 100. Since there’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the perfect place to live,” the website says about its study.

Appleton scored a 704 Quality of Life LivScore with high rankings in amenities, safety, and transportation.

Madison scored a 700 Quality of Life Liv Score with high rankings in amenities, health, and economy.

Green Bay scored a 648 Quality of Life LivScore with high rankings in transportation, amenities, housing and cost of living.

The full study and entire list of the study’s top 100 best places to live is available here.

Lisa Hale
Lisa Hale

Lisa Hale is Northeast Wisconsin Bureau Chief and the voice of newscasts on WISS. Email her at lisa.hale@civicmedia.us.

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