Billings vs Oshkosh
Metro-area medians — Billings, MT Metro Area vs Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Billings comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 7 clearly-decided measures.
Billings and Oshkosh cost about the same to live in, but Billings households earn about 9% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Billings.
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On $75,000 for just you, Oshkosh leaves you about $811/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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- + Livability (CityLedger)
- + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
- + Median household income
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
Billings vs Oshkosh — frequently asked
- Is Billings cheaper than Oshkosh?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Billings and Oshkosh metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Billings or Oshkosh?
- Billings has the higher median household income — $77,770 versus $71,146 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 9% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Billings or Oshkosh?
- A paycheck stretches further in Billings. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $83,153 there versus $76,560 in Oshkosh.
- Which has cheaper rent, Billings or Oshkosh?
- Oshkosh has cheaper rent — a median of $1,029/mo versus $1,170/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).