Appleton, WI

Appleton is a mid-size city in Wisconsin with a population of 74,873. Residents earn $77,450 per year, which is 3% above the national average.

3.6 /5.0

B+ Good

74,873 Population 2,945/sq mi density

$77,450 Median Income $48,093 per capita

$211,500 Home Value $291,197 Zillow

$957 Median Rent 24.5% income on rent

46°F Avg Temperature 270 sunny days/yr

276 Violent Crime/100K 1,435 property/100K

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Overall

3.6 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.4 / 5.0

$77,450 median income, 2.7% unemployment

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Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$211,500 home value, $957/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

276 violent crimes/100K (27% below avg)

B+

Education

4.0 / 5.0

37.0% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings

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Mines

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Historic Markers

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Haunted Places

Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings

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4 reported haunted locations found near Appleton, WI.

Name	Description
Appleton	Huntley School - There’s a boy who wanders the streets but is never confronted. He screams about the color purple constantly!! He apparently believes that he is a distant relative to the former mob boss Lucky Luciano. He's been known to confront high school age girls and speak of his good fortune. Once swayed, most of the girls are never seen again. He has no known residence, although it's said that he still lives in his parent's basement. If a confrontation happens then he runs like a ligh...
Dairy Queen	Once a bar stood in this location. the bar is gone. Ontop of the bar is now a dairy queen. Workers of the dairy queen talk about the ghost, mostly reporting odd noises or lights doing goofy things lights do.
Huntley Elementary	There was a kid named "Marky" who worked, or was believed to work for the Mob in the late 20's. He had a screaming fit about the color purple, and has apparently been spotted by early teen's trying to pick them up (girls and guys). There have been stories in the paper about him, nevertheless he remains a ghost to the surrounding city folk because they know of him, and his past. Neighbors won't go near his old house, because he's said to still live in the basement. Every once in a while he's s...
Old Catholic Cemetery	Visitors claim that they have seen strange fog and been chilled in an instant by his presence.