Fox Crossing vs Oshkosh

Which is the better fit for you?

Fox Crossing, WI
74
Area Score
Top 5% nationally
Oshkosh, WI
63
Area Score
Top 34% nationally

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Fox Crossing 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
About the same
Regional price level 90.8 against 90.8 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
The same
HUD benchmarks it at $1,149 in Oshkosh against $1,149 in Fox Crossing.
The median home
28% less
$177,700 in Oshkosh against $248,100 in Fox Crossing.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 11°F in Oshkosh 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.

Signals

Fox Crossing
Oshkosh
Opportunity: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
69 · Top 25%
vs
62 · Top 37%
Growth: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
76 · Top 8%
vs
49 · Bottom 47%
Climate
57 · Bottom 8%
vs
57 · Bottom 8%
Physical resilience: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
88 · Top 14%
vs
80 · Top 25%
Housing affordability: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
91 · Top 2%
vs
80 · Top 12%
Schools: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
51 · Top 47%
vs
41 · Bottom 39%
Access
98 · Top 21%
vs
98 · Top 21%
Economic stability: Fox Crossing is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
74 · Top 14%
vs
43 · Bottom 26%

Measured values

MetricFox CrossingOshkoshSource period
Population19,13166,7292024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$79,187 — more favorable$62,1882024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$44,701 — more favorable$33,0032024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,513/sq mi2,423/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$248,100$177,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,009$935 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,149$1,149FY2026
Cost of living index90.890.82023
Homeownership rate59.6%55.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.3% — more favorable3.4%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)+0.2%+0.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3% — more favorable27.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate7.4% — more favorable14.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)19519612 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents10.2 — more favorable2.912 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+140.7%−26.3%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high81°F81°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low11°F11°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation30.6"30.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport3 mi3 miNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate19.1 min ±1.2 min19.3 min ±0.8 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age38.334.42024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher13.612.9 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency42.9% — more favorable40.0%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency40.6% — more favorable34.8%2018-19 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.

One row above shows 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.

Your best match

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Fox Crossing
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Fox Crossing: Your Score
74
Area Score
Oshkosh
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Oshkosh: Your Score
63
Area Score

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