Appleton - WI housing market
The Appleton metro has a typical home value of $354,433, up 5.2% from a year ago. Homes sell in 37 days on average, a balanced market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($354,433) 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 $336,913 last year is now worth roughly $354,433.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $314,343. 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 37 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 12.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 273 new listings hit the market each month in Appleton - WI. There are currently 752 homes for sale, up 6.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Appleton - WI is $1,231, up 4.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 24.0x, renting territory (#20 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,822 a month in principal and interest, $591 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 3.23% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in WI
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee - WI | $393,208 | +5.2% | 17.0d |
| Madison - WI | $452,940 | +2.7% | 16.0d |
| Green Bay - WI | $351,940 | +5.5% | 40.0d |