Appleton, WI metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 25
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Home Value
$349,275
+5.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
25
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
40 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,209/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
49%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$62
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 49% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 3% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+104% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (25/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.1% of list); 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $92k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,132 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,085/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $62 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +11% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.3% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Counties in Appleton, WI metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outagamie County, WI | $342.9K | +5.2% | 23 |
| Calumet County, WI | $381.6K | +5.2% | 33 |