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.

Down paymentRate%

Oasis$1,510/mo

Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

Rose$1,650/mo

Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,141/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Rose 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.

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

OasisRose

Snow a year43″46″

January low7°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)146d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 43rd

Outdoors & history

OasisRose

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land1.4%—

Community

OasisRose

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Wisconsin average

OasisRose

People

Population 369Lowest 583Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +3.3% WI: +3.6%

Median age 43.1±3.5Lowest 7% above WI 53.5±7.4Highest 33% above WI

Rose and Oasis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 30.4%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4% 10.5%±3.4Lowest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 24.7%±4.6Lowest WI: 18.5% 25.2%±2.3Highest WI: 18.5%

Rose and Oasis 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% 16%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±3Highest WI: 5.8% 0.5%±1.8Lowest WI: 5.8%

Oasis and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $83,839±$5kHighest 8% above WI $62,721±$7kLowest 19% below WI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$41kLowest 6% below WI $263,900±$48kHighest about the WI average

Rose and Oasis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,141±$53 5% above WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,364Lowest 38% below WI $3,143Highest 17% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±100Highest WI: 43.7% 18.2%±25.3Lowest WI: 43.7%

Oasis and Rose 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% 7.4%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.5%Highest WI: 67.8% 78.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 4 yrs newer than WI 1985Highest 10 yrs newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 5% above WI 27 minHighest 23% above WI

Work from home 10.4%±10.1Lowest WI: 13.1% 11.9%±4.3Highest WI: 13.1%

Rose and Oasis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wild Rose (9%)Wild Rose (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoseFew work in Oasis

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 1.9Highest

Wisconsin average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Oasis vs Rose

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