Appleton - WI housing market
The Appleton metro has a typical home value of $348,640, up 5.2% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 40 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Appleton housing market, October 2026
The typical Appleton home is worth $348,640 as of September 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 0.9% over three months, and up 5.2% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $312,794 to $348,640.
Homes are going pending in about 40 days, slower than the 37 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 807 homes for sale, 9% more than a year ago. 13.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 10.9% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,197 a month, up 6.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 24.3.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($69,728), the typical Appleton home costs about $2,367 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $101,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($348,640) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Appleton - WI metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 5.2% over the past year. In Appleton - WI, that means a home worth $331,407 last year is now worth roughly $348,640.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $318,488. Homes are selling at 101.1% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Appleton - WI sit on the market for roughly 40 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 13.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 262 new listings hit the market each month in Appleton - WI. There are currently 807 homes for sale, up 9.3% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Appleton - WI is $1,197, up 6.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 24.3x, renting territory (#20 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,931 a month in principal and interest, $734 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 3.14% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in WI
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee - WI | $384,496 | +5.3% | 22.0d |
| Madison - WI | $445,747 | +3.1% | 15.0d |
| Green Bay - WI | $346,366 | +5.4% | 41.0d |