wisconsin has cities and towns of many different sizes. nearly 70 percent of people living in wisconsin live in urban areas (cities like milwaukee). 33 percent of the population of wisconsin lives in the greater milwaukee area. milwaukee is found at the northern end of a string of cities and towns along lake michigan. with almost 600,000 people living in milwaukee, that makes milwaukee the 22nd-largest city in the country. madison is also another important city in wisconsin. with a population of just over 225,000 people, it is a city that grows very fast. a suburb of madison, middleton, was also ranked the "best place to live in america" in 2007 by "cnn money". there are a bunch of medium-sized cities and towns (meaning their populations are between 25,000 and 100,000 people) in wisconsin. 12 cities in wisconsin with a population of 50,000 or more.