Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Oshkosh’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Oshkosh’s age of the median resident is 52.4 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 4 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Oshkosh. Oshkosh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Oshkosh beats most towns.
Where Oshkosh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Oshkosh is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,086 in 1860, 66,816 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1824 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oshkosh, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Oshkosh.
Flood insurance has paid out on 8 claims in Oshkosh since 1995. On expected storm and flood damage, Oshkosh sits below just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Oshkosh after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. FEMA puts 40% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For residents in Oshkosh, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.6%. Most people who work leave Oshkosh to do it: just 1% work in town. The town’s typical household income is $103,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 144, to 626.
| Oshkosh | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
40% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 33% across Wisconsin. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide).
| Oshkosh | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Oshkosh | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 10°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oshkosh: nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. Just over a fifth of Oshkosh adults binge drink.
| Oshkosh | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Oshkosh | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
There are 5.1 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Oshkosh: 2, covering 26 acres.
| Oshkosh | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunnyview Exposition Center | — | 18 |
| 2. Island Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oshkosh. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
in town LakeLake Winnebago
5 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
39 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
38 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
16 mi MuseumThe History Museum at the CastleLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · EAA Aviation Museum: 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 · The History Museum at the Castle: Sirala at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oshkosh
About 5 of every 100 Oshkosh residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
47 notable people were born in Oshkosh.
City in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, US
Oshkosh ( ) is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Fox River between Lake Butte des Morts and Lake Winnebago. The population was 66,816 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The Oshkosh metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Winnebago County, had 171,730 residents. Oshkosh is included in the greater Fox Cities region of Wisconsin.
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4 towns share a border with Oshkosh.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Oshkosh | #298 | C+ | B | C+ | C | B− |
| Vinland | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Black Wolf | — | — | B | — | C | C+ |
| Butte des Morts | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oshkosh, Vinland and Black Wolf have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Oshkosh, Vinland and Black Wolf report no FBI crime data of their own. Butte des Morts isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oshkosh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
47 notable people were born here, including Lewis Hine and Tyrese Haliburton.
