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Appleton is a mid-size city of 75,023 people in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Appleton, WI area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
75,023people
$231kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
50"Snow
222Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 75,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,951 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Appleton, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (944 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ATW airport
- 95 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 243 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Outagamie County: R+10 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk