RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most transient, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 88.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: St. Francis, WI, up 116 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03864.5%+9.6 pts

02▲1Menomonie, WIWI16,66468.1%+4.4 pts

03▲1Platteville, WIWI11,81570.6%+2.7 pts

04▼2River Falls, WIWI17,91672.2%+11.7 pts

05▲2La Crosse, WIWI50,78474.0%+1.0 pts

06▲3Madison, WIWI286,23374.5%+0.1 pts

07▼2Stevens Point, WIWI26,37776.4%+5.0 pts

08▲4Eau Claire, WIWI72,46578.0%+0.9 pts

09▼3Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29378.8%+5.9 pts

10▲31Fitchburg, WIWI34,61579.0%−4.3 pts

11▲116St. Francis, WIWI8,95579.7%−10.2 pts

12▲13Sturtevant, WIWI6,85280.1%−2.1 pts

13▲51Somers, WIWI8,17180.5%−4.9 pts

14▼4Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65480.6%+6.2 pts

15▲13Middleton, WIWI23,11581.0%−1.2 pts

16▼8Altoona, WIWI9,37681.4%+7.2 pts

17▲6Shawano, WIWI9,69381.5%+0.7 pts

18▼7Oshkosh, WIWI67,46081.6%+6.0 pts

19▼4Tomah, WIWI9,60081.7%+2.4 pts

20▲31Delavan, WIWI9,22882.1%−1.9 pts

21Tichigan, WIWI5,05282.4%+1.8 pts

22▲47Columbus, WIWI5,40083.0%−2.7 pts

23▲10Sussex, WIWI12,77983.4%+0.8 pts

24▲30Wausau, WIWI40,18883.5%−0.7 pts

25▲34Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68783.7%−0.8 pts

26▲69Antigo, WIWI8,06083.8%−3.7 pts

27▲54Elkhorn, WIWI10,04584.1%−2.3 pts

28▼12Waupaca, WIWI6,35284.2%+4.9 pts

29▲110Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93084.8%−6.1 pts

30▲9Weston, WIWI15,93184.8%+1.7 pts

31▲52Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11984.9%−1.8 pts

32▲13Green Bay, WIWI106,67585.1%+1.4 pts

33▼7Superior, WIWI26,39785.2%+3.0 pts

34▲70Waupun, WIWI11,15085.2%−2.8 pts

35▲95Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22785.5%−4.7 pts

36▲42New Richmond, WIWI10,98885.7%−0.5 pts

37▲7Milwaukee, WIWI562,40785.7%+2.1 pts

38▼24Portage, WIWI9,95685.7%+8.6 pts

39▲104Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72585.8%−5.7 pts

40▲25Ripon, WIWI7,73885.9%+0.4 pts

41▼19Pewaukee, WIWI8,21685.9%+5.2 pts

42▲21Hartland, WIWI10,74086.0%+0.6 pts

43▲3Waukesha, WIWI70,87286.0%+2.3 pts

44▲110Evansville, WIWI5,83786.0%−8.0 pts

45▲56Glendale, WIWI14,79586.0%−1.6 pts

46▼10Shorewood, WIWI13,47486.1%+3.3 pts

47▼9Burlington, WIWI10,95186.1%+3.0 pts

48▲10Marshfield, WIWI18,98086.1%+1.8 pts

49▼31Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81886.2%+6.8 pts

50▲26Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64986.3%+0.2 pts

51▼24Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54186.4%+4.1 pts

52▲21Rice Lake, WIWI8,88286.4%+0.4 pts

53▲22Monona, WIWI8,66486.5%+0.3 pts

54▼14De Pere, WIWI25,59086.7%+3.5 pts

55Kenosha, WIWI99,23986.9%+2.7 pts

56▼21Racine, WIWI77,90886.9%+4.2 pts

57▲36Delafield, WIWI7,31486.9%−0.4 pts

58▲41Manitowoc, WIWI34,67187.1%−0.4 pts

59▼40Jackson, WIWI8,32287.1%+7.7 pts

60▲53Mayville, WIWI5,18487.2%−1.6 pts

61▼37Bloomfield, WIWI6,36987.2%+6.1 pts

62▼5Edgerton, WIWI6,12187.2%+3.0 pts

63▼26Plover, WIWI14,27487.4%+4.3 pts

64▲61Grafton, WIWI13,38987.6%−2.3 pts

65▲22Stoughton, WIWI13,25687.6%+0.8 pts

66▼49Verona, WIWI16,82187.6%+8.3 pts

67▼20Baraboo, WIWI13,22487.6%+3.8 pts

68▲46Kimberly, WIWI7,55687.6%−1.2 pts

69▼26Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79887.7%+4.2 pts

70▼36Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32087.8%+5.1 pts

71▼39Ashland, WIWI7,92787.8%+5.2 pts

72▲13Appleton, WIWI75,45287.9%+1.2 pts

73▲9Menasha, WIWI18,38588.0%+1.5 pts

74Dodgeville, WIWI5,07688.0%+1.9 pts

75▲19Watertown, WIWI22,70488.0%+0.6 pts

76▼28Beloit, WIWI36,64988.0%+4.2 pts

77▼6Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39888.1%+2.3 pts

78▲19Cedarburg, WIWI12,91688.1%+0.6 pts

79▼7Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40888.1%+2.1 pts

80▼49Little Chute, WIWI11,80088.2%+5.6 pts

81▼25Richland Center, WIWI5,02088.2%+4.0 pts

82▼52Hudson, WIWI15,01988.4%+6.0 pts

83▼33Merrill, WIWI9,38988.4%+4.5 pts

84▲7Allouez, WIWI13,83888.6%+1.4 pts

85▲7Sheboygan, WIWI49,37688.7%+1.5 pts

86▲26Howard, WIWI22,23388.7%0.0 pts

87▲13Oak Creek, WIWI38,29688.8%+1.2 pts

88▲27Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38888.8%−0.1 pts

89▲14Hales Corners, WIWI7,74089.0%+1.0 pts

90▲32DeForest, WIWI13,09489.0%−0.5 pts

91▼12West Allis, WIWI60,11989.1%+2.9 pts

92▼6Greenfield, WIWI37,15989.2%+2.4 pts

93▼23Bristol, WIWI5,30089.2%+3.5 pts

94▼17Greendale, WIWI14,42689.3%+3.2 pts

95▼27Neenah, WIWI27,63889.4%+3.7 pts

96▲13Caledonia, WIWI25,22989.4%+1.0 pts

97▼77Reedsburg, WIWI10,64189.4%+9.4 pts

98▲49New London, WIWI7,72689.5%−2.7 pts

99▼38Cudahy, WIWI17,65589.6%+4.6 pts

100▼47Plymouth, WIWI8,82189.7%+5.5 pts

101▲20Sparta, WIWI9,97489.7%+0.5 pts

102▲33Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25389.7%−0.7 pts

103▲45Germantown, WIWI21,05089.9%−2.4 pts

104▲24Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39689.9%−0.1 pts

105▲45Hobart, WIWI11,67489.9%−2.7 pts

106▼26South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19189.9%+3.7 pts

107▼5Marinette, WIWI11,16890.0%+2.1 pts

108▼42Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54290.0%+4.5 pts

109▲15Berlin, WIWI5,58890.1%+0.5 pts

110▼43Monroe, WIWI10,58190.1%+4.5 pts

111▲26Waterford, WIWI6,02590.1%−0.5 pts

112▼63Port Washington, WIWI12,65890.1%+6.3 pts

113▼84Jefferson, WIWI7,81490.2%+7.8 pts

114▲30Harrison, WIWI14,49290.3%−1.4 pts

115▼73Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91790.4%+7.1 pts

116▲22Suamico, WIWI13,15390.5%−0.3 pts

117▲32Summit, WIWI5,32390.6%−1.8 pts

118▲5Milton, WIWI6,02490.7%+1.1 pts

119▼21Holmen, WIWI12,10590.7%+3.1 pts

120▼31Janesville, WIWI66,92990.7%+3.6 pts

121▲20Hartford, WIWI16,00590.8%−0.3 pts

122▼2Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29190.9%+1.7 pts

123▼61West Bend, WIWI32,26891.0%+5.7 pts

124▲9Kaukauna, WIWI18,51791.1%+0.7 pts

125▼9Mequon, WIWI25,12091.1%+2.1 pts

126▲14Onalaska, WIWI20,29791.1%+0.2 pts

127▲2McFarland, WIWI9,14591.3%+1.2 pts

128▲4Two Rivers, WIWI11,22291.4%+1.1 pts

129▼24Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38491.4%+3.3 pts

130▼40Pewaukee, WIWI16,37591.6%+4.4 pts

131▼5Brookfield, WIWI41,44891.6%+1.8 pts

132▲19Elm Grove, WIWI6,35491.7%−1.2 pts

133▼16Union Grove, WIWI5,37091.7%+2.6 pts

134▼16West Salem, WIWI5,28891.8%+2.7 pts

135▼28Waunakee, WIWI16,41191.9%+3.6 pts

136▼17Rhinelander, WIWI8,24292.0%+2.9 pts

137▲5Slinger, WIWI6,49592.1%+0.8 pts

138▼86Bellevue, WIWI16,77692.2%+8.0 pts

139▼55Mukwonago, WIWI8,54492.3%+5.6 pts

140▼29Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48992.5%+3.8 pts

141▲11Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28092.5%−0.8 pts

142▼129North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42592.5%+15.4 pts

143▼83Franklin, WIWI36,68792.5%+7.7 pts

144▲2Fox Point, WIWI6,58392.6%+0.5 pts

145▼49Lake Mills, WIWI6,65593.5%+6.0 pts

146Waukesha, WIWI8,50793.5%–

147▼13Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27193.6%+3.2 pts

148▼3New Berlin, WIWI39,95394.2%+2.3 pts

149Greenville, WIWI13,38894.2%–

150Lisbon, WIWI11,15094.4%–

151▲2Muskego, WIWI25,60294.7%+0.9 pts

152▼42Windsor, WIWI10,08594.8%+6.2 pts

153▼22Oregon, WIWI12,01594.8%+4.6 pts

154▼48Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41394.9%+6.7 pts

155▼19Rothschild, WIWI5,62795.0%+4.5 pts

156▼48Brown Deer, WIWI12,82195.1%+6.8 pts

157▼69Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33895.1%+8.1 pts

158Vernon, WIWI7,46495.2%–

159▼4Richfield, WIWI11,78596.1%+1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES