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 –TomahawkNot graded

Schools

BOmroBetter than 62% of districts in the state CTomahawkBetter than 34% of districts in the state

Health

BOmroHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns C−TomahawkHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns

13Omro

7Tomahawk

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 301 towns #25#200 Lowest depressionHealth · 366 towns #78#289 Shortest commuteGetting around · 371 towns #227#14 Most activeHealth · 366 towns #166#348 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 371 towns #178#361 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 366 towns #115#290 HealthiestHealth · 366 towns #192#354 Most walkableOutdoors · 371 towns #76#221

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 $150 more a month in Omro

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 →

Tomahawk$1,830/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $529/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Omro and Tomahawk.

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

OmroTomahawk

Snow a year39″62″

January low10°F 0°F

July high82°F 78°F

Growing season (days)178d 125d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 46th

Outdoors & history

OmroTomahawk

Trails0 mi 4 mi

Conserved land2.4%3.3%

Settled1842 1891

National Register places3 —

Community

OmroTomahawk

Library hours a week47 hrs 46 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

110 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OmroWI TomahawkWI

Omro ↔ Tomahawk110 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

OmroTomahawk

People

Population 3,642Highest 3,395Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.8%Highest WI: +3.6% +1.3%Lowest WI: +3.6%

Median age 40±3.6Lowest about the WI average 41.8±7.9Highest 4% above WI

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

Kids under 18 25.6%±5.7Highest WI: 21.4% 22.6%±4.3Lowest WI: 21.4%

Omro and Tomahawk 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% 19.4%±4.1Lowest WI: 18.5%

Omro and Tomahawk 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% 19.9%Lowest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.1Lowest WI: 5.8% 2.2%±1.1Highest WI: 5.8%

Tomahawk and Omro 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 $60,223±$5kLowest 22% below WI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $197,900±$44kHighest 26% below WI $173,300±$12kLowest 35% below WI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $865±$88Highest 20% below WI $529±$74Lowest 51% below WI

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,646Highest 4% below WI $2,160Lowest 43% below WI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.8%±21.8Lowest WI: 43.7% 44.4%±12.8Highest WI: 43.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.3%Lowest WI: 67.8% 75%Highest WI: 67.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 2 yrs older than WI 1963Lowest 12 yrs older than WI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 7% above WI 15 minLowest 31% below WI

Work from home 7.9%±4.4Highest WI: 13.1% 5.7%±2.9Lowest WI: 13.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 1.37Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Oshkosh (35%)Bradley (8%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.5Highest 21.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #211 of 262 in WI #196 of 262 in WI

School district Omro School DistrictTomahawk School District

High school in town Omro HighTomahawk High

Students per teacherat that high school 13.0Lowest 14.3Highest

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 Tomahawk

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Omro places higher on 13 of 20 WI lists

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Omro

What daily life feels like in each

110 miles apart

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