Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Oasis vs Plainfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (28.6× in Plainfield) and home values (2.4× in Oasis).

×
Oasis, WIA small town of 369Waushara County · 369 people
×
Plainfield, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 1,094 people
Swap order
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

OasisA small town of 369
Quiet strengthsOasis doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oasis →
PlainfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 8%of WI districts Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$243K typical home28% below the WI typical home All about Plainfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid28.6×
Plainfield has the more walkable street grid
Plainfield 51.5Oasis 1.8
Home values2.4×
Homes cost more in Oasis
Oasis $250,000Plainfield $102,300
Seasonal homes+42.1 pts
Oasis has more second homes
Oasis 42.1%Plainfield 0%
Jobs per worker2.6×
Plainfield is more of a job hub
Plainfield 0.74Oasis 0.28
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Oasis
Oasis $2,364Plainfield $1,641
Typical home built31 yrs
Plainfield’s homes are older
Oasis 1979Plainfield 1948
★ What stands out · Where they are

Oasis and Plainfield share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

OasisPlainfieldOasisPlainfield
Oasis ↔ Plainfield3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
5 Oasis residents work in Plainfield (3.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Oasis →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Oasis$1,510/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Plainfield$1,600/mo
Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $741/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Plainfield and Oasis.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Wisconsin ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–OasisNot graded DPlainfieldBetter than 8% of districts in the state
Health
–OasisNot graded CPlainfieldHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
OasisPlainfield
Snow a year43″43″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
OasisPlainfield
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.4%0%
Archive photos—3
Community
OasisPlainfield
Library hours a week—35 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

OasisPlainfield
People
Population 369Lowest 1,094Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +7.2% WI: +3.6%
Median age 43.1±3.5Highest 7% above WI 33.3±5.4Lowest 17% below WI
Kids under 18 30.4%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4% 26.8%±5.1Lowest WI: 21.4%
Oasis and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.7%±4.6Highest WI: 18.5% 17.5%±5.5Lowest WI: 18.5%
Oasis and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Highest WI: 33.4% 7.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±3Lowest WI: 5.8% 6.2%±2Highest WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,839±$5kHighest 8% above WI $60,375±$19kLowest 22% below WI
Oasis and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$41kHighest 6% below WI $102,300±$14kLowest 62% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $741±$85 32% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,364Highest 38% below WI $1,641Lowest 57% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 40%±19.5Lowest WI: 43.7%
Oasis and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6% 12.2%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.5%Highest WI: 67.8% 76.9%Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 4 yrs newer than WI 1948Lowest 27 yrs older than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 5% above WI 26 minHighest 18% above WI
Work from home 10.4%±10.1Highest WI: 13.1% 5.8%±3.1Lowest WI: 13.1%
Oasis and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.74Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wild Rose (9%)Wild Rose (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in PlainfieldFew work in Oasis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 51.5Highest
Schools
School district —Tri-County Area School District
High school in town —Tri-County High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.1
Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Oasis neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Oasis’s Town Square.

Plainfield neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Plainfield’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Oasis and Plainfield

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Oasis

R
+ Compare
Rose583 people · $264K homes
A
+ Compare
Almond471 people · $278K homes
+ Compare
Plainfield584 people · $177K homes
D
+ Compare
Deerfield698 people · $258K homes

Towns like Oasis

S
+ Compare
Strickland321 people · $228K homes
S
+ Compare
Sheridan450 people · $247K homes
P
+ Compare
Peru321 people · $200K homes
T
+ Compare
Two Creeks369 people · $212K homes
Not sure which town to add? Find your place ranks Wisconsin towns on what matters to you.Find your place →

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Post to Oasis

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in