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Waupun, WI vs Oconomowoc, WI

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Is it cheaper to live in Oconomowoc or is it cheaper to live in Waupun?
- Oconomowoc is 27.1% more expensive than Waupun.

Which city has more affordable housing, Oconomowoc or Waupun?
- Oconomowoc housing costs are 132.2% more expensive than Waupun housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Waupun or is Health Care more affordable in Oconomowoc.
- Health related expenses are 1.9% more in Oconomowoc.
 Waupun, WIOconomowoc, WIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock107.3100
 Food & Groceries93.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.6100
 Housing54.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$360,900$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock98.2100
 Miscellaneous95.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Waupun    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Arrive in Waupun, and the five minutes it takes to drive from one side of town to the other, you will on a solid average see, at the very least, three cops. If you  More

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Reviews for Oconomowoc    14 Reviews

Oconomowoc is a great place to live and raise a family. The community is strategically located between Milwaukee and Madison, and is surrounded by many lakes and  More

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Over 15 years ago

very  More

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True, winters are TOO LONG in WI, but since I have to live in this state, Oconomowoc (Lake Country in general) is the ONLY place I'd want to live! Besides being a very  More

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