Moving from Fond du Lac to Oshkosh
Fond du Lac to Oshkosh: $195 less leftover
$2,627/mo leftover in Oshkosh vs $2,822 in Fond du Lac after tax and rent ($195 less). −$2,340 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Fond du Lac leftover
$2,822
a month after tax and rent
Oshkosh leftover
$2,627
−$195 vs Fond du Lac
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 382 households moved Fond du Lac → Oshkosh (about 578 people, average AGI $56,325). 262 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Fond du Lac | Oshkosh |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,642 | $5,530 |
| Rent | $882 | $988 |
| All other costs | $1,938 | $1,915 |
| Left over | $2,822 | $2,627 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 29 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,550–$2,900
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$1,950
- Rent a truck
- $350–$650
Other moves from Fond du Lac
Dig into Oshkosh
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Oshkosh than Fond du Lac?
A one-bedroom is about $882 in Fond du Lac versus $988 in Oshkosh. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $195 a month lower in Oshkosh. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Oshkosh have state income tax?
Oshkosh is in Wisconsin, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Fond du Lac to Oshkosh?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Fond du Lac → Oshkosh move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.