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Plainfield vs Oasis

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

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Plainfield, WIKnown for its schoolsWisconsin · 1,094 people
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Oasis, WIA small town of 369Waushara County · 369 people
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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.

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 →
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 →
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

Plainfield and Oasis share a border

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

PlainfieldOasisPlainfieldOasis
Plainfield ↔ Oasis3.8 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.

Plainfield$1,600/mo
Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $741/mo · Housing →
Oasis$1,510/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · 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
DPlainfieldBetter than 8% of districts in the state –OasisNot graded
Health
CPlainfieldHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns –OasisNot graded
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
PlainfieldOasis
Snow a year43″43″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
PlainfieldOasis
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%1.4%
Archive photos3—
Community
PlainfieldOasis
Library hours a week35 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.

PlainfieldOasis
People
Population 1,094Highest 369Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.2% WI: +3.6% —
Median age 33.3±5.4Lowest 17% below WI 43.1±3.5Highest 7% above WI
Kids under 18 26.8%±5.1Lowest WI: 21.4% 30.4%±4.3Highest 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+ 17.5%±5.5Lowest WI: 18.5% 24.7%±4.6Highest 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+ 7.2%Lowest WI: 33.4% 24.3%Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±2Highest WI: 5.8% 1.1%±3Lowest WI: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,375±$19kLowest 22% below WI $83,839±$5kHighest 8% above 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 $102,300±$14kLowest 62% below WI $250,000±$41kHighest 6% below WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $741±$85 32% below WI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,641Lowest 57% below WI $2,364Highest 38% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±19.5Lowest WI: 43.7% 55.6%±100Highest 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 12.2%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Lowest WI: 67.8% 93.5%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 27 yrs older than WI 1979Highest 4 yrs newer than WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 18% above WI 23 minLowest 5% above WI
Work from home 5.8%±3.1Lowest WI: 13.1% 10.4%±10.1Highest 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 4%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wild Rose (6%)Wild Rose (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oasis3% work in Plainfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.5Highest 1.8Lowest
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
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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.

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