A city of 75,023, settled in 1848. Home to 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Appleton does most differently from other towns.
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Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin 1867
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Ordered by what stands out in Appleton. Another town gets a different order.
12 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bruce B. Purdy Nature Preserve | 2.8 mi | 145 |
| 2. Appleton Memorial Park | 1.7 mi | 146 |
| 3. Plamann County Park | 0.8 mi | 248 |
Appleton beats the Wisconsin average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Appleton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.7% | 6.6% |
About one in 4 of Appleton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Grand Chute (11%), Neenah (6%) and Fox Crossing (6%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
The typical Appleton home is worth about $306,000, up 5.7% in a year, 10% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 5% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Appleton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntley Elementary | PK–5 | 570 | A− |
| Ferber Elementary | PK–5 | 499 | B |
| Classical School | K–8 | 487 | A+ |
| Highlands Elementary | PK–5 | 417 | C− |
| McKinley Elementary | PK–5 | 380 | C |
| Berry Elementary | PK–5 | 368 | A |
Appleton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Appleton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
21 places in Appleton on the National Register of Historic Places.
67 notable people were born in Appleton.
City in Wisconsin, United States
Appleton (Menominee: Ahkōnemeh) is a city, and the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, with small portions extending into Calumet and Winnebago counties. Located on the Fox River north of Lake Winnebago, it is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles (160 km) north of Milwaukee. The city had a population of 75,644 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The Appleton metropolitan statistical area had 243,147 residents. Appleton is part of the broader Fox Cities region. Appleton was founded in the mid-19th century and developed as an industrial and educational center; Lawrence University was established in 1847. Its economy …
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10 towns share a border with Appleton.
