Metro Life Score
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade B+, 76th percentile of the national corpus.
- 56.0
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #93
- of 387 metros
- 76%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Oshkosh-Neenah is top-quartile composite Life Score — #93 of 387 (56.0/100, grade B+, 76th percentile). Carried by rent at 73/100; held back most by environment at 25/100.
- 76th
- composite percentile
- #93
- of 387 peers
- 54th
- cost dimension percentile
- 69th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · BALANCED · signature composite
Oshkosh-Neenah: top-third composite Life Score
Oshkosh-Neenah clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#93 of 387, 56.0/100, grade B+, 76th percentile). Stamps UPPER · BALANCED; cost MID (54th) · wages HIGH (69th). Rent at 73/100 carries the lead; Environment (25/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ranks #93 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #177 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 92.9 (rent-RPP 74.4). BLS median salary $68,194, 86,380 jobs (Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Registered Nurses). HUD 2BR FMR $1,149/mo (studio $875).
FBI UCR (WI): 280 violent, 1157 property/100K. NCES: 14.1:1 ratio, 10.6% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,256/yr. EPA: 46 Superfund sites (WI).
Where Oshkosh-Neenah sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
56 Top 24% higher than 76% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 56.0 is built
Oshkosh-Neenah's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Oshkosh-Neenah scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are WI state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Oshkosh-Neenah With...
Ranking Context
Oshkosh-Neenah outranks 76% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #90 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 56.3 | B+ |
| #91 | Minot, ND | 56.4 | B+ |
| #92 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 56.6 | B+ |
| #93 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 56.0 | B+ |
| #94 | Tulsa, OK | 56.0 | B+ |
| #95 | Amarillo, TX | 55.9 | B+ |
| #96 | Montgomery, AL | 55.9 | B+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is top 24% highest-quality nationally but only top 46% most affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
WI Metro Scores
Read with Oshkosh-Neenah
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Oshkosh-Neenah (UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Tulsa, OK
ABS(composite) peer at 56.0 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Amarillo, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 55.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Montgomery, AL
ABS(composite) peer at 55.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Lubbock, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 55.8 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Columbus, IN (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 54/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Lexington-Fayette, KY (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 55/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Oshkosh-Neenah's top-third Life Score
Oshkosh-Neenah scores 56.0/100 overall, but Rent (72.8) and Environment (25.4) sit 47.4 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Rent is the strongest of Oshkosh-Neenah's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- La Crosse is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with La Crosse
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.