There are many small towns in Wisconsin perfect for retirement living. Many are near the metro areas and livable small towns throughout WI.

Best Small Towns in Wisconsin For Retirement Living:

Appleton, Madison, Oshkosh, Waukesha, Green Bay, Eau Clair, Janesville, Kenosha, La Crosse, Racine, Sheboyan, West Allis WI.

Appleton WI, A friendly, growing community in the heart of east-central Wisconsin's Fox River Valley, Appleton is a great place to live, work and raise a family. About 70,000 people live there.

Waukesha, Money Magizine ranked Waukesha 36th on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States. As of 2000 Waukesha had a population of 64,826.

Madison - University of Wisconsin-Madison downtown campus located here. You will find the best of all worlds in Wisconsin's vibrant capital city and picturesque surrounding towns: natural beauty and outdoor recreation, stimulating cultural offerings, distinctive restaurants and shops, and an irreverent spirit of fun.

Towns and communities in Wisconsin include:
Adell Allenton Ashippun Belgium Brookfield Brownsville Butler Campbellsport Cascade Cedarburg Cedar Grove Chilton Cleveland Clyman Colgate Delafield Eden Elkhart Lake Fredonia Germantown Glenbeulah Grafton Greenbush Hartford Hartland Hingham Horicon Hubertus Hustisford Iron Ridge Ixonia Jackson Johnson Creek Juneau Kewaskum Kiel Kohler Lannon Lebanon Lomira Malone Mayville Menomonee Falls Merton Mount Calvary Nashotah Neosho Newburg New Holstein Newton North Lake Oakfield Oconomowoc Okauchee Oostburg Pewaukee Plymouth Port Washington Random Lake Richfield Rubicon Saint Cloud Saukville Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls Slinger Stockbridge Sussex West Bend Theresa Thiensville Waldo Watertown Mequon Woodland Bassett Benet Lake Big Bend Bristol Burlington Caledonia Camp Lake Cudahy Darien Delavan Dousman Eagle East Troy Elkhorn Elm Grove Fontana Franksville Genesee Depot Genoa City Greendale Hales Corners Franklin Helenville Honey Creek Kansasville Kenosha New Berlin Lake Geneva Lyons Mukwonago Muskego New Munster North Prairie Oak Creek Palmyra Pell Lake Pleasant Prairie Powers Lake Rochester Salem Silver Lake Somers South Milwaukee Springfield Sturtevant Sullivan Trevor Twin Lakes Union Grove Wales Walworth Waterford Waukesha Whitewater Williams Bay Wilmot Woodworth Zenda Milwaukee Racine Afton Albany Arena Argyle Avalon Avoca Barneveld Belleville Belmont Beloit Black Earth Blanchardville Blue Mounds Blue River Brodhead Brooklyn Browntown Cambridge Clinton Cobb Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Darlington Deerfield De Forest Dodgeville Edgerton Edmund Evansville Footville Fort Atkinson Gotham Gratiot Hanover Highland Hollandale Janesville Jefferson Juda Lake Mills Linden Livingston Lodi Lone Rock Lowell Mc Farland Marshall Mazomanie Merrimac Middleton Milton Mineral Point Monroe Montfort Monticello Morrisonville Mount Horeb Muscoda New Glarus Oregon Orfordville Plain Prairie Du Sac Reeseville Rewey Richland Center Ridgeway Sauk City Sextonville Sharon Shullsburg South Wayne Spring Green Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona Waterloo Waunakee Windsor Woodford Madison Bagley Beetown Benton Bloomington Boscobel Cassville Cuba City Dickeyville Fennimore Glen Haven Hazel Green Kieler Lancaster Mount Hope Patch Grove Platteville Potosi Prairie Du Chien Sinsinawa Stitzer Wauzeka Woodman Portage Adams Arlington Baraboo Beaver Dam Brandon Briggsville Burnett Cambria Cazenovia Columbus Dalton Dellwood Doylestown Elroy Endeavor Fairwater Fall River Fox Lake Friendship Friesland Grand Marsh Hillpoint Kingston Lake Delton La Valle Lime Ridge Loganville Lyndon Station Markesan Marquette Mauston Montello New Lisbon North Freedom Oxford Packwaukee Pardeeville Poynette Randolph Reedsburg Rio Rock Springs Union Center Waupun Westfield Wisconsin Dells Wonewoc Wyocena Amery Baldwin Beldenville Clayton Clear Lake Cushing Deer Park Dresser East Ellsworth Ellsworth Glenwood City Hager City Hammond Hudson New Richmond Osceola Prescott River Falls Roberts Saint Croix Falls Somerset Star 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