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.

Safety

A−OmroSafer than 80% of U.S. towns BBloomerSafer than 63% of U.S. towns

Schools

BOmroBetter than 62% of districts in the state C+BloomerBetter than 36% of districts in the state

Health

BOmroHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns B−BloomerHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns

13Omro

7Bloomer

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 301 towns #25#200 Most conserved landOutdoors · 356 towns #257#80 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #178#9 Lowest property taxCost of living · 371 towns #160#39 Most activeHealth · 366 towns #166#268 HealthiestHealth · 366 towns #192#294 SafestSafety · 161 towns #39#83 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #78#178

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Omro’s rankings →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Omro$1,980/mo

Typical home $292K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $865/mo · Housing →

Bloomer$1,880/mo

Typical home $303K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $895/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Omro and Bloomer.

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

OmroBloomer

Snow a year39″42″

January low10°F 3°F

July high82°F 81°F

Growing season (days)178d 151d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 29th

Outdoors & history

OmroBloomer

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.4%7.8%

Settled1842 1855

National Register places3 —

Archive photos—3

Famous people born here—1

Community

OmroBloomer

Library hours a week47 hrs 47 hrs

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.

Where they are

154 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OmroWI BloomerWI

Omro ↔ Bloomer154 miles apart

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

OmroBloomer

People

Population 3,642Lowest 3,673Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.8%Lowest WI: +3.6% +4.1%Highest WI: +3.6%

Median age 40±3.6Highest about the WI average 38±6.2Lowest 5% below WI

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

Kids under 18 25.6%±5.7Lowest WI: 21.4% 27.3%±6.5Highest WI: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 21.6%±6.2Highest WI: 18.5% 21.3%±4.6Lowest WI: 18.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest WI: 33.4% 24.2%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.1Highest WI: 5.8% 1.3%±1.4Lowest WI: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,000±$16kHighest 20% below WI $58,106±$16kLowest 25% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $197,900±$44kLowest 26% below WI $214,000±$26kHighest 20% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $865±$88Lowest 20% below WI $895±$187Highest 18% below WI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,646Highest 4% below WI $2,511Lowest 34% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.8%±21.8Lowest WI: 43.7% 52.3%±22.6Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.1%Highest WI: 10.6% 3.9%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.3%Highest WI: 67.8% 72.1%Lowest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 2 yrs older than WI 1976Highest 1 yr newer than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 min 7% above WI 24 min 7% above WI

Work from home 7.9%±4.4Highest WI: 13.1% 4%±2.5Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 23.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 1.28Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Oshkosh (35%)Eau Claire (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BloomerFew work in Omro

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 7.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.5Highest 65.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #211 of 262 in WI #159 of 262 in WI

School district Omro School DistrictBloomer School District

High school in town Omro HighBloomer High

Students per teacherat that high school 13.0Lowest 14.4Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Omro vs Bloomer

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Omro places higher on 13 of 21 WI lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

154 miles apart

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