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%

Rose$1,650/mo

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

Oasis$1,510/mo

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

RoseOasis

Snow a year46″43″

January low—7°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—146d

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

Outdoors & history

RoseOasis

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—1.4%

Community

RoseOasis

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

RoseOasis

People

Population 583Highest 369Lowest

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

Median age 53.5±7.4Highest 33% above WI 43.1±3.5Lowest 7% 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 10.5%±3.4Lowest WI: 21.4% 30.4%±4.3Highest WI: 21.4%

Age 65+ 25.2%±2.3Highest WI: 18.5% 24.7%±4.6Lowest 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+ 16%Lowest WI: 33.4% 24.3%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±1.8Lowest WI: 5.8% 1.1%±3Highest 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 $62,721±$7kLowest 19% below WI $83,839±$5kHighest 8% above WI

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.2%±25.3Lowest WI: 43.7% 55.6%±100Highest 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 7.4%Lowest WI: 10.6% 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 11.9%±4.3Highest WI: 13.1% 10.4%±10.1Lowest 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 1.5%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OasisFew work in Rose

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

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

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.

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