Oshkosh is consistently ranked among the top small cities in the nation in which to live. 
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See how we rank:


  • Business Week ranked Oshkosh "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in its 2010 survey of cities.
  • Oshkosh ranked 151 among the top 366 MSAs in the recent Policom Economic Strength Study.  
  • Expansion Management  rated Oshkosh MSA as a “5-Star Quality of Life” metro area.
  • Forbes Magazine ranked Oshkosh 79th in its annual list of “Best Places for Business and Careers.”
  • Of 162 small cities in the US, Entrepreneur.com ranked the Oshkosh-Appleton metro area as the 24 “Hottest Cities for Entrepreneurs”. 
  • The Milken Institute, a non-profit independent economic think tank, included the Oshkosh MSA in its annual list of “Best Performing Cities.”
  • The Oshkosh-Neenah MSA was ranked 20th by Expansion Management Magazine, which graded the nation’s largest 362 metropolitan areas, in terms of the quality of public education
  • CQ Press ranked the Oshkosh-Neenah MSA the 17th safest place to live of the 344 metropolitan areas in the United States.