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What Is It Like to Live in Oshkosh?

What it costs to live in Oshkosh, and how it compares with other Wisconsin cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

53

20th best value in Wisconsin

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Wisconsin cities.

Overall livability

39

43rd overall in Wisconsin

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Oshkosh is home to about 66,694 people. A typical home runs $139,900 and a household earns around $54,400, a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. Among Wisconsin's largest cities, it ranks 20th for value and 43rd overall.

Oshkosh at a glance

Median home price

$139,900

14th in WI of 57

Median rent

$812/mo

Median household income

$54,400

Home price to income

2.6x

Unemployment

3.1%

28th in WI of 57

School rating

4/10

43rd in WI of 57

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WI of 57

Walk score

7/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Wisconsin only. Updated 2026.