How Oshkosh compares across Wisconsin
Oshkosh is ranked on 40 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More homes per newcomer than 99% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Oshkosh’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Oshkosh lands in the top half on 8 of 26 lists
Each dot is Oshkosh’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Oshkosh does best come first.
Oshkosh out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Oshkosh lands in every WI ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#61 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#48
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#103
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#120
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#64 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#133
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#195
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#97 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#293
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#282
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#290
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#289
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#33 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#239
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#123
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#65
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#137 
People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#246
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#19
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#352
R
Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#296
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#314 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Monona · 11.6 per resident
#25
Most library borrowing#1 Whitefish Bay · 24.8 per resident
#23
Best libraries for kids#1 Monona · 45.8 per child
#23 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#132 
The number on the right is Oshkosh’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WI list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.