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

–TomahawkNot graded A−OmroSafer than 80% of U.S. towns

Schools

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

Health

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

7Tomahawk

13Omro

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

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

Left end = #1 in Wisconsin. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Tomahawk’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%

Tomahawk$1,830/mo

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

Omro$1,980/mo

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

TomahawkOmro

Snow a year62″39″

January low0°F 10°F

July high78°F 82°F

Growing season (days)125d 178d

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

Outdoors & history

TomahawkOmro

Trails4 mi 0 mi

Conserved land3.3%2.4%

Settled1891 1842

National Register places—3

Community

TomahawkOmro

Library hours a week46 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

110 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TomahawkWI OmroWI

Tomahawk ↔ Omro110 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

TomahawkOmro

People

Population 3,395Lowest 3,642Highest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 22.6%±4.3Lowest WI: 21.4% 25.6%±5.7Highest 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+ 19.4%±4.1Lowest WI: 18.5% 21.6%±6.2Highest 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+ 19.9%Lowest WI: 33.4% 25.6%Highest WI: 33.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.1Highest WI: 5.8% 1.4%±1.1Lowest 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 $60,223±$5kLowest 22% below WI $62,000±$16kHighest 20% 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 $173,300±$12kLowest 35% below WI $197,900±$44kHighest 26% 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 $529±$74Lowest 51% below WI $865±$88Highest 20% below WI

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±12.8Highest WI: 43.7% 35.8%±21.8Lowest 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 12.5%Highest WI: 10.6% 8.1%Lowest WI: 10.6%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 5.7%±2.9Lowest WI: 13.1% 7.9%±4.4Highest 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 26.5%Highest 5.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OmroFew work in Tomahawk

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 2.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest

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

Schools

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

School district Tomahawk School DistrictOmro School District

High school in town Tomahawk HighOmro High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.3Highest 13.0Lowest

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.

Tomahawk vs Omro

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

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