Oshkosh, WI

Oshkosh is a mid-size city in Wisconsin with a population of 66,247. Residents earn $61,929 per year, which is 18% below the national average.

3.3 /5.0

B Good

66,247 Population 2,405/sq mi density

$61,929 Median Income $32,748 per capita

$168,400 Home Value $246,779 Zillow

$908 Median Rent 26.2% income on rent

47°F Avg Temperature 270 sunny days/yr

284 Violent Crime/100K 1,597 property/100K

Overall

3.3 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.1 / 5.0

$61,929 median income, 1.7% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$168,400 home value, $908/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

284 violent crimes/100K (25% below avg)

Education

3.2 / 5.0

27.3% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings

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Historic Markers

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Haunted Places

Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings

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Meteorites

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Mines

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4 reported haunted locations found near Oshkosh, WI.

Name	Description
Grand Opera Theater	on the opening nights of performances u can see a little boy walking around on the railing of the balcony were he fell to his death.
Pain Art Center	The art center is a house that was built during the depression. Her and her husband were extremely wealthy, and owned most of Oshkosh. They owned the larger factories, and paid their employees with, vouchers to purchase goods at stores the couple owned. Basically keeping all the money under their tight control. When the people of Oshkosh learned of the Paine center being built, they threatened the couple that if they ever moved into it, the people of Oshkosh would kill them. The couple feared...
The Grand Opera House	During renovation work in the 1980's, workers and crew saw the ghost of Percy Keene, a stage manager who died in the 1960's. They saw his face in windows sometimes and thought it was a night watchman, but the opera house didn’t hire any night watchman. Also during the filming of a movie based on a haunted theatre, the director saw Percy's ghost in the balcony smiling down at him. Other ghosts are in the basement. Percy's the only one who can roam, apparently.
Winnebago State Hospital	In Sherman Hall, a strange shadow is seen after 1 AM most nights in old seclusion suite vestibules. Most likely a former patient named Rufus, who hung himself in same vestibule.