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44.22° N · 88.48° W · GEOID 5526982

Fox Crossing

Winnebago County, Wisconsin · part of the Oshkosh, WI metro

WisconsinFox Crossing, WIFox CrossingFox Crossing

The short answer

Fox Crossing is home to 19,131 people. Median household income is $79,187 a year and median rent is $1,009 a month, 15.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $248,100, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Fox Crossing stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 87 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: About 26 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 96% of places its size.

98OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Fox Crossing scores better than 98% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 17th of 158 in Wisconsin.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%80
Economy 20%73
Safety 20%85
Amenities 15%55
Education 10%52
Commute 10%90
Growth 5%74
Median gross rent
$1,009
26% below the median place
Median household income
$79,187
1% below the median place
Median home value
$248,100
22% below the median place
Unemployment
2.2%
55% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fox Crossing

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 15.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Fox Crossing

Winnebago County gains about 0.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,705
Moved out7,577
Net+128

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$59K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Winnebago County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Winnebago County report $59,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$40,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,009 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,662 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $248,100.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 12.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Effingham, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.0%
57% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.5%
27% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$58,997
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFox CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.0%57% above
Moved from another state12.5%27% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$58,99716% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,27611% below
02

What it costs to live here

32% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 95% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Fox Crossing15.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$40,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.3%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$69,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fox Crossing, $1,009 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fox Crossing, but easier on the budget

Places that match Fox Crossing on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Effingham, IL9312.0% vs 15.3%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
31.6%
37% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.6%
78% above the median place
Homeownership1
59.6%
10% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureFox CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,00926% below
Rent to income115.3%25% below
Property tax rate11.6%78% above
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.98% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,19526% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,02223% above
Median home value1$248,10022% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.3%98% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure63.5%23% above
Homeownership159.6%10% below
Renters paying 30%+131.6%37% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,66211% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.0%15% below
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 120 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
18 min
29% below the median place
Poverty rate1
8.2%
24% below the median place
Income per person1
$44,701
12% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFox CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,1871% below
Income per person1$44,70112% above
Unemployment1County figure2.2%55% below
Average annual pay5County figure$67,1732% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs5County figure93,39138% below
Poverty rate18.2%24% below
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home112.3%1% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%40% below
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.2, 14% below the median place.

Household size1
2.2
14% below the median place
Born abroad1
3.1%
65% below the median place
No health insurance1
4.0%
38% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.6% +2%
Median age38.3 −2%
Bachelor's or higher33.3% +4%
Homes with broadband92.6% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFox CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population119,1312415th largest
Population change since 202061.8%53% above
Median age138.32% below
Bachelor's or higher133.3%4% above
High school or higher194.6%2% above
Household size12.214% below
Born abroad13.1%65% below
No health insurance14.0%38% below
Homes with broadband192.6%0% above
05

Life in Fox Crossing

The nearest National Park Service site is Ice Age Trail, about 82 miles away.

93 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.0 2.3×
Playgrounds per 10k14.6 +56%
Grocery stores per 10k1.6 −26%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.8 −30%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails26 km 12.8×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.4 21.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Ice Age Trail 82 miles
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 130 miles
  • Effigy Mounds National Monument 156 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.4 +8%
Shops26.4 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.9 +20%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.4 −4%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
82.3
167% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
Public schools13
48
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFox CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure48above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure21,449338% above
Students per teacher13County figure13.512% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.48% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.413% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.920% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.44% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k923.0126% above
Playgrounds per 10k914.656% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.626% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.830% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails925.5above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi94.4above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1082.3167% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure93above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 77, 60% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
77
60% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
422
65% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
10°F
61% below the median place
Average temperature14
46°F
17% below the median place
July average high14
82°F
6% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureFox CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure82°F6% below
January average low14County figure10°F61% below
Average temperature14County figure46°F17% below
Annual precipitation14County figure32.8 in25% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure86.86% below
Hurricane risk15County figure16.976% below
Tornado risk15County figure91.312% above
Wildfire risk15County figure40.234% below
Heat wave risk15County figure75.017% below
08

Fox Crossing in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Fox Crossing does better than 79% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 66%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,009/mo (2024)$1,290/mo$1,060 to $1,570/mo+4.2%
Median household income$79,187 (2024)$101,000$85,500 to $119,500+4.2%
Median home value$248,100 (2024)$360,000$261,000 to $496,000+6.4%
Population19,320 (2025)19,68018,870 to 20,510+0.4%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fox Crossing

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Canonsburg, PA$1,025$79,227Compare
Erlanger, KY$970$75,840Compare
Dodgeville, WI$999$72,288Compare
Blair, NE$937$81,452Compare
Blair, NEDodgeville, WIErlanger, KYCanonsburg, PAFox Crossing, WIFox CrossingCanonsburgErlangerDodgevilleBlairFox CrossingCanonsburgErlangerDodgevilleBlair

Places built like Fox Crossing

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Fox Crossing performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Fox Crossing, WI15.3%6.4%/yr1.8%
Morris, IL17.7%3.8%/yr3.3%Compare
De Pere, WI14.9%3.3%/yr0.7%Compare
Menasha, WI16.7%3.6%/yr0.7%Compare
Medina, OH16.7%3.2%/yr-1.5%Compare
Marion, IL19.4%5.5%/yr1.8%Compare
Collinsville, IL18.4%4.8%/yr-2.8%Compare

Common questions

Is Fox Crossing a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 98 out of 100, better than 98% of the places we rate and 17th of 158 in Wisconsin. The median rent takes 15.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 60 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fox Crossing expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $248,100.

What salary do you need to live in Fox Crossing?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Fox Crossing safe?

There were 77 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Fox Crossing?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Canonsburg, PA, Erlanger, KY, Dodgeville, WI and Blair, NE.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fox Crossing with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fox Crossing itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fox-crossing-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Fox Crossing, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fox-crossing-wisconsin/

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