Cities With The Highest And Lowest Credit Scores; How Does Wisconsin Rank?

MENOMONEE, WI — Your credit score dictates a lot of decisions you can make in life. If you're trying to take out a loan or qualify for an apartment, a good credit score is a must.

You've probably wondered what your neighbor's credit score is or how your coworker nabbed that sweet apartment. A new analysis by WalletHub compares the average credit scores of residents in more than 2000 U.S. cities, telling you which city has residents with the best financial habits.

Three Wisconsin cities made the top 100 of the list: Mequon, Brookfield and New Berlin. Patch community made the list at 102.

Topping the list is The Villages of Florida with a score of 778.77 and Camden, NJ is in the cellar of bad credit at number 2,534 with an average credit score of 566.07. The list can be searched by city here.

Wallethub used data from TransUnion, a credit reporting agency, as of October 2016 to make the comparisons.

According to Wallethub, the cities with the highest credit scores are:

1. The Villages, Florida (778.77 average credit score)
2. Los Altos, California (757.1 average credit score)
3. Lexington, Massachusetts (756.08 average credit score)
4. Sun City West, Arizona (778.77 average credit score)
5. Saratoga, California (754.4 average credit score)
6. Sun City Center, Florida (752.73 average credit score)
7. Green Valley, Arizona (749.51 average credit score)
8. Colleyville, Texas (748.57 average credit score)
9. Pittsford, New York (748.35 average credit score)
10. Needham, Massachusetts (747.56 average credit score)

• Find out at Wallethub and read more about their methodology.

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