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Oconomowoc Lake, WI vs The Village of Indian Hill, OH

Oconomowoc Lake

Wisconsin

vs

The Village of Indian Hill

Ohio

Across 26 directional measures we can compare, Oconomowoc Lake leads on 16 and The Village of Indian Hill on 10. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 59% higher in The Village of Indian Hill, while median household income is higher in Oconomowoc Lake.

Median gross rent
$1,688$2,684
Oconomowoc Lake is 37% lower
Median household income
$250,001$234,821
Oconomowoc Lake is 6% higher
Median home value
$1,210,900$1,192,800
Oconomowoc Lake is 2% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $237,100 a year left in Oconomowoc Lake and $209,000 in The Village of Indian Hill. Money goes further in Oconomowoc Lake, by about $28,100 a year.
  • A household earning Oconomowoc Lake's median of $250,001 would need about $262,000 in The Village of Indian Hill to keep the same money after rent and local prices.

How these are calculated

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01The Village of Indian Hill, OHComposite 62.0 / 100
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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureOconomowoc LakeThe Village of Indian HillAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,688$2,684
Rent to income18.1%13.7%
Home price to income14.8x5.1x
Prices vs US average296.995.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,263$1,442
HUD area median income4n/a$109,900
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$10,001
Median home value1$1,210,900$1,192,800
Home prices, 1-year change55.4%4.0%
Home prices, 5-year change552.2%54.4%
Homeownership197.9%96.7%
Renters paying 30%+144.8%0.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001$4,001
Vacant homes124.4%7.0%
Median year built119791974
Jobs and income
Median household income1$250,001$234,821
Income per person1$125,485$172,509
Unemployment12.3%5.0%
Average annual pay6$71,739$78,931
Pay growth, 1 year62.5%2.6%
Jobs6248,662514,266
Poverty rate15.2%15.0%
Mean commute123 min20 min
Works from home117.9%22.1%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population16696,052
Population change since 20207-0.3%0.4%
Median age155.152.3
Bachelor's or higher172.8%75.7%
High school or higher198.3%99.5%
Household size12.82.5
Born abroad15.5%6.3%
No health insurance13.1%5.8%
Homes with broadband197.9%90.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.1%11.7%
Moved from another state11.4%2.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people84.2-7.2
Income of households moving in8$86,790$65,971
Income of households moving out8$90,265$77,881
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k920.124.5
Shops per 10k930.030.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.44.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k929.819.4
Child care centers per 10k92.33.7
Parks per 10k10n/a19.8
Playgrounds per 10k10n/a62.8
Grocery stores per 10k10n/a0.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10n/a0.0
Libraries per 10k10n/a0.0
Named paths and bike trails10n/a7.4
Transit stops per sq mi10n/a0.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a10.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a3
National Register listings12159410
Founded or incorporated13n/a1924
Schools
Public schools14113202
Public school students1460,032109,365
Students per teacher1415.317.3
Climate
July average high1582°F86°F
January average low1512°F23°F
Average temperature1547°F54°F
Annual precipitation1535.6 in44.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1688.996.3
Hurricane risk169.738.2
Tornado risk1695.799.4
Wildfire risk1649.747.3
Heat wave risk1690.498.9
Median air quality index174154
Good air days1766.3%34.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Oconomowoc Lake $67,520, The Village of Indian Hill $107,360 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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