Falls Quality of Life Ranks Highly Among Other Midwestern Communities

Menommonee Falls has been ranked the 230th best Midwestern community in a quality-of-life survey by The Business Journal. The study looked at 955 communities.

The Journal used a 20-point test that included things like , health, traffic, costs of living and housing stocks. Falls' total ranking earned a 76 percent, while neighboring community Sussex pulled in a 71 percent in quality-of-life. To the south, Brookfield pulled in a score of 93 percent, and Germantown scored 81 percent. 

According to the data from the test, 89 percent of Falls residents have lived in the same home for more than a year. The average household income for Falls residents came in at just over $67,000. In terms of education, 35 percent of residents 25 and older have erned a bachelor's degree.

According to the study, the unemployment rate in Falls is hovering at about 3.2 percent.

Chicago suburbs dominated the ranking after landing the top four communities in the Midwest, the number one place being Winnetka in Chicago's North Shore. It's median household income is more than $200,000 and over 87 percent of its adults have a bachelor's degree.

Whitefish Bay was voted Wisconsin's number one community landing the 20th spot in the Midwest, immediately followed by Mequon in the 21st position. And suburbs dominated the quality-of-life ranking. Madison was voted the number one large city in Wisconsin at 265, and Milwaukee rated very poorly at 868.

However, the Wisconsin community with the worst ranking was Whitewater ranking at 917.