Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,842, settled in 1867. 41% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Trash & recyclingThe best of Osseo’s subject grades are an A− for walkability and the outdoors and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for incomes. On hazard risk, just 58 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Only 62 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score higher on civic life. Osseo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Osseo beats most towns.
Where Osseo’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 Osseo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 149 in 1880, 1,811 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Osseo, 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 Osseo.
About one in 5 of Osseo’s working residents works in town. 13% of Osseo residents live below the poverty line, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 6.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income in Osseo is $60,000.
| Osseo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Osseo-Fairchild School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osseo-Fairchild ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 367 | B− |
| Osseo-Fairchild HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 219 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
The typical Osseo home is worth about $240,000, up 5.7% in a year, 29% below the Wisconsin typical home. At $871 a month, Osseo’s median rent is below both Wisconsin’s towns ($1,078 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Osseo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $871 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 74% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Osseo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Osseo’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Osseo since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Osseo beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Osseo adults binge drink.
| Osseo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Osseo | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Osseo | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stoddard Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Osseo; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Osseo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Osseo ( OSS-ee-oh) is a city located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Buffalo River. The population was 1,811 at the 2020 census.
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41% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($76,313 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.