Metro area · CBSA 11540
Appleton
The Appleton, WI metro area has 245,768 people. Median rent is $1,060, 14.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Calumet County at $1,256. Of the 22 places we track here, Stockbridge has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$85,825
Median home value
$268,900
Unemployment
2.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,256
HUD, Calumet County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton | 75,023 | $1,030 | 15.4% |
| Menasha | 18,273 | $903 | 16.7% |
| Kaukauna | 17,706 | $1,083 | 16.2% |
| Harrison | 13,658 | $1,422 | 14.0% |
| Greenville | 12,987 | $1,214 | 12.3% |
| Little Chute | 11,754 | $1,150 | 15.8% |
| New London | 7,726 | $837 | 16.6% |
| Kimberly | 7,447 | $1,161 | 19.8% |
| Chilton | 4,049 | $964 | 14.0% |
| Kiel | 3,943 | $787 | 12.4% |
| Combined Locks | 3,622 | $1,081 | 13.9% |
| Seymour | 3,570 | $878 | 13.1% |
| Brillion | 3,299 | $810 | 16.8% |
| Hortonville | 3,256 | $851 | 12.4% |
| Sherwood | 3,252 | $1,173 | 12.9% |
| New Holstein | 3,075 | $768 | 15.4% |
| Black Creek | 1,262 | $772 | 13.8% |
| Hilbert | 988 | $1,059 | 20.8% |
| Shiocton | 825 | $725 | 14.4% |
| Stockbridge | 771 | $750 | 10.1% |
| Dale | 707 | $775 | 10.9% |
| Forest Junction | 594 | $754 | 14.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.