Cost Of Living in Oxford, WI

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Oxford	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	90	96	100
Goods & Services	106	97	100
Groceries	102	99	100
Health care	120	112	100
Housing	52	88	100
Transportation	101	98	100
Utilities	109	102	100

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The cost of living in Oxford is 6% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Oxford is 10% lower than the national average
Oxford housing is 48% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$60,893	$5,074	$1,421	$1,827
Renters	$33,269	$2,772	$776	$998

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Oxford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.26	$24.26	0.0%
Beauty Salon	$66.46	$45.56	45.9%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.8%
Movie	$12.47	$12.13	2.8%
Bowling	$27.76	$18.00	54.2%

Groceries

Item	Oxford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.1%
Milk	$4.79	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$4.20	$4.93	15.0%
Pizza	$10.96	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$8.82	$10.41	15.3%

Health Care

Item	Oxford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.37	$125.68	44.0%
Doctor	$222.85	$135.78	64.1%
Dentist	$122.45	$113.29	8.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.72	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$506.88	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Oxford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$93,800.00	$184,700.00	49.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,571.07	$2,346.69	9.6%
Apartment Rent	$518.00	$949.00	45.4%

Transportation

Item	Oxford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$65.66	$59.92	9.6%

Utilities

Item	Oxford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$226.90	$193.99	17.0%
Phone	$185.25	$192.25	3.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grand Marsh, WI	144	88	11.7%
Adams, WI	2,159	78	21.9%
Packwaukee, WI	194	91	8.6%
Westfield, WI	1,256	88	11.9%
Friendship, WI	653	82	18.2%
Oxford, WI	542	90	10.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fonda, IA	542	82	17.6%
Hayden, IN	542	85	14.7%
Barlow, KY	542	79	20.9%
Ethel, MS	542	77	22.7%
Odessa, NY	542	94	5.7%
Oxford, WI	542	90	10.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Oxford, WI