Fox Crossing vs Little Chute

Which is the better fit for you?

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

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Little Chute 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
3% higher
Regional price level 93.7 against 90.8 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$87 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,236 in Little Chute against $1,149 in Fox Crossing.
The median home
1% less
$245,800 in Little Chute against $248,100 in Fox Crossing.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 11°F in Little Chute against 11°F in Fox Crossing; 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.

31 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

Fox Crossing
Little Chute
Opportunity: Little Chute is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
69 · Top 25%
vs
74 · Top 17%
Growth: Little Chute is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
76 · Top 8%
vs
79 · Top 6%
Climate
57 · Bottom 8%
vs
57 · Bottom 8%
Physical resilience: Little Chute is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
88 · Top 14%
vs
98 · Top 1%
Housing affordability
91 · Top 2%
vs
91 · Top 2%
Schools: Little Chute is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
51 · Top 47%
vs
54 · Top 44%
Access
98 · Top 21%
vs
98 · Top 22%
Economic stability: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
74 · Top 14%
vs
72 · Top 19%

Measured values

MetricFox CrossingLittle ChuteSource period
Population19,13111,7542024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$79,187 ±$4,372$87,538 ±$8,0852024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$44,701 ±$2,632$47,249 ±$5,9502024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,513/sq mi1,822/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$248,100$245,8002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,009 — more favorable$1,1502024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,149 — more favorable$1,236FY2026
Cost of living index90.8 — more favorable93.72023
Homeownership rate59.6%58.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.3%3.2% — more favorableJuly 2026
Employment change (year over year)+0.2%+0.9% — more favorableJuly 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate33.3% ±4%28.2% ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate7.4% ±3%5.9% ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)19531512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents10.226.8 — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+140.7%+1212.5%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high81°F81°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low11°F11°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation30.6"31.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport3 mi — more favorable10 miNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate19.1 min ±1.2 min21.1 min ±1.8 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age38.335.82024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher13.6 — more favorable14.62024-25 school year
Math proficiency42.9%42.9%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency40.6%43.0% — 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.

5 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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Fox Crossing
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Fox Crossing: Your Score
74
Area Score
Little Chute
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Little Chute: Your Score
77
Area Score

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