19 Reasons Why Living In Wisconsin Is The BEST – And Everyone Should Move Here

Wisconsin offers numerous benefits including friendly people, great food, and low taxes, making it an attractive place to live.

Contemplating a change of scenery? Maybe you realized that living in Illinois for the past twenty years sucks? If you're thinking about moving to Wisconsin, we totally support the decision! Here are 19 reasons why living in Wisconsin just might be the best thing ever.

1. Our football team plays in January.

Plus, the fans wear cheese heads! What other team can say that?

2. Our state schools are pretty rad.

Growing up in Wisconsin means you have access to some pretty great education!

3. We're the friendliest bunch of people you'll ever meet.

"Midwest Nice" is a thing for a reason!

4. Our food is covered in cheese.

Seriously. We feel like that alone is a valid enough reason for moving to Wisconsin.

5. Taxes are low.

We've got the ninth-lowest average state and local tax rate in the nation!

6. There's no shortage of places to take your boat out.

You could just about go a different place every weekend.

7. Our fresh produce is some of the best in the country.

Wisconsin is one of the nation's leading producers of strawberries.

9. There's a pretty low cost of living.

Wisconsin's cost of living is about 10% less than the national average.

9. You are sick and tired of traffic jams.

10. You're looking for an excuse to buy a pickup truck.

11. We know how to make a good beer.

Yum!

12. We know how to rock out, Summerfest or not.

We've got some of the best concerts in the country! The Violent Femmes and Les Paul are both from here.

13. Natural beauty is all around you.

14. You can get amazing food for not a lot of money.

And boy, do we love our food.

15. Our ice cream is AMAZING.

All those cows around means you'll get the freshest ice cream possible.

16. Our tailgating is off the charts.

We know how to party. Go Pack go!

17. The home of Harley-Davidson is great for motorcycle enthusiasts.

18. Cream puffs. Oh. My. God.

Can you tell we like food?

19. The Wisconsin State Fair is off the charts.

There are so many relatable things about Wisconsin that we know we missed a few. Share your favorite thing about living in Wisconsin in the comments!

Here's a few more things people miss about the Badger State after moving away.

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