Bellevue vs Fox Crossing

Which is the better fit for you?

Bellevue, WI
77
Area Score
Top 2% nationally
Fox Crossing, WI
74
Area Score
Top 5% nationally

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Bellevue receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
2% lower
Regional price level 90.8 against 92.2 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
−$15 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,149 in Fox Crossing against $1,164 in Bellevue.
The median home
17% less
$248,100 in Fox Crossing against $299,100 in Bellevue.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 11°F in Fox Crossing against 11°F in Bellevue; July highs are 81°F against 81°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

32 occupations have a published median wage in both places. Start typing, or choose from the list.

Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Bellevue
Fox Crossing
Opportunity: Bellevue is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
82 · Top 5%
vs
69 · Top 25%
Growth: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
72 · Top 12%
vs
76 · Top 8%
Climate
57 · Bottom 8%
vs
57 · Bottom 8%
Physical resilience: Bellevue is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
95 · Top 4%
vs
88 · Top 14%
Housing affordability: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
90 · Top 2%
vs
91 · Top 2%
Schools: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
50 · Top 50%
vs
51 · Top 47%
Access: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Access
97 · Top 31%
vs
98 · Top 21%
Economic stability: Bellevue is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
77 · Top 8%
vs
74 · Top 14%

Measured values

MetricBellevueFox CrossingSource period
Population16,44219,1312024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$84,672 ±$4,813$79,187 ±$4,3722024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$45,702 ±$6,681$44,701 ±$2,6322024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,139/sq mi1,513/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$299,100$248,1002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,154$1,009 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,164$1,149 — more favorableFY2026
Cost of living index92.290.8 — more favorable2023
Homeownership rate65.9%59.6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.1% — more favorable3.3%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)+1.7% — more favorable+0.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate30.4% ±5%33.3% ±4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate4.3% — more favorable7.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)9519512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents5.810.2 — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+31.9%+140.7%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high81°F81°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low11°F11°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation31.6"30.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport9 mi3 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate20.9 min ±1.8 min19.1 min ±1.2 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age41.438.32024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher13.913.6 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency43.0% — more favorable42.9%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency39.5%40.6% — more favorable2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

4 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison. The year-over-year change is not marked either: a percentage on fewer than 300 units swings on a handful of permits.

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Bellevue
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Bellevue: Your Score
77
Area Score
Fox Crossing
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Fox Crossing: Your Score
74
Area Score

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