Episcopal parish house, 1907
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OneidaWI
A town of 4,568.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5
Population
4,568
2025 Census estimate · −0.2% since 2020
Typical home
$395K
+1.8% in a year
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
627
A commuter town
TownGrade
B+
#171 of 357 in WI
Is Oneida a good place to live?
Oneida gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $395K, 4.6 years of the Appleton metro’s $86K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 171st among Wisconsin's 357 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 16% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Oneida, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest park or preserve is Foxtails Wildlife Area, at 394 acres.
What makes Oneida stand out
Where Oneida beats most towns.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Oneida for work
Where Oneida’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
627jobs based in Oneida
6%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Oneida grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Oneida is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 18% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.7 of 20; 2.5% of households have no car; 1.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeB+Open →HealthSt. Marys Hospital Medical Center 9.2 miles awayB+Open →SchoolsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors8 miles of trailsC−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life1.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Oneida: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oneida, and how to reach them.
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOneida #1 Or Site #1 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers83% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Oneida’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSeymour Community School DistrictFreedom Area School District2 districts serve Oneida; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTown of Oneida ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes54115, 54155, 54165, 5413054115 42% · 54155 31% · 54165 23% · 54130 3%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oneida.
Oneida sends most of its workers to Green Bay and beyond and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Oneida
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsC+
Public schools in Oneida fall behind 64% of Wisconsin districts
Its public schools are run by Oneida Nation School. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Oneida Nation School, with 457 students.
36%of WI districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Nation SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 457 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most working residents commute out of Oneida
Oneida has 627 jobs for its 2,125 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Oneida for work: only 6% work in town. Oneida’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Since 2013, Oneida has lost 63 jobs, to 627 in 2023.
6%work in town
| Oneida | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $88,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Oneida6%
Green Bay23%
Ashwaubenon9%
Appleton6%
De Pere4%
11 mi
median commute distance
627
jobs based in Oneida
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB+
Oneida ranks healthier than 68% of the country’s towns
Oneida beats the Wisconsin average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Oneida adults binge drink.
69%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Oneida | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
3 better29 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Oneida | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.4% |
St. Marys Hospital Medical Center
9.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
58th
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Oneida
The Green Bay weather station, 6 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 161 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records.
Oneida has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Oneida is 81°F.
56″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–29°
Spring33–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall39–57°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A−
For cost of living, Oneida earns an A−
87% of households own their home in Oneida. The typical Oneida home is worth about $395,000, up 1.8% in a year, 17% above the Wisconsin typical home.
$395KZillow home value
| Oneida | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $775 a month | $1,080 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Oneida$395K
Wisconsin$337K
+1.8%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
#242for trails in WI
0%
conserved · 1 of 38,636 acres
7.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Foxtails Wildlife Area | — | 394 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 23 attractions →Lambeau Field and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oneida. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
33 mi LakeLake Winnebago
9 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
10 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
13 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
40 mi MuseumUSS CobiaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Oneida
18pages on Oneida
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Oneida
Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Green Bay7.3 mi$4,960 in-state tuitionRasmussen University-WisconsinUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Green Bay8.4 miSaint Norbert CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · De Pere8.9 mi$45,580 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Oneida residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
About Oneida
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Oneida is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oneida, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,070 at the 2000 census. At that time, part of the CDP lay within the Town of Hobart, which has since incorporated as a village, in adjacent Brown County. Oneida is located on Wisconsin Highway 54. The community lies near the center of the reservation of the federally recognized Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, for which it is named.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 61 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Oneida’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Oneida.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Hobart (A−) is closest. Howard next door grades higher for schools (A− to Oneida’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C+ to A−).
HobartSeymourOsbornKaukaunaFreedomHowardOneida
How the neighbors grade
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida | #171 | B+ | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Hobart | #129 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Seymour | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
| Osborn | — | — | C | — | C− | B− |
| Kaukauna | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Freedom | #26 | A | B+ | — | B | A− |
| Howard | #115 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Seymour, Osborn and Kaukauna have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Oneida, Hobart, Seymour, Osborn, Kaukauna, Freedom and Howard report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oneida with a neighbor →
Questions about Oneida
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oneida, WI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Oneida grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #171 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Oneida, WI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.