In 2010, Bloomberg Business Week magazine announced that the Village of Hales Corners was the sixth “Best Affordable Suburb in America” and number one in all of Wisconsin.

Specific factors that brought Hales Corners this national recognition are its proximity to Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee, and the Lake Michigan shoreline, two community swimming pools, lower-thanaverage crime rates, racial diversity, family values, excellent schools, easy access to shopping, recreation and airport facilities, plus world-class Whitnall Park with the Boerner Botanical Gardens and the Wehr Nature Center.

"We're a little biased, of course, those of us who live here, but we've always believed that Hales Corners is a very special place. This is the result of the immense pride residents take in their Village, proven over and over again by their involvement with community organizations and events and their support of local businesses." (Don Schwartz, President, Chamber of Commerce).