Appleton, WI vs Greenville, WI

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAppleton, WIGreenville, WI
Population75,02312,987
Median Household Income$80,483$117,977
Median Rent$1,030/mo$1,214/mo
Median Home Value$231,400$357,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.3%45.8%
Poverty Rate8.3%1.7%
Unemployment Rate3%2.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k18947*
Property Crime Rate /100k958334*
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr264264
Summer Highs79°F79°F
Winter Lows13°F13°F
Snowfall49 in/yr49 in/yr
Avg Commute19.3 min19.8 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.513.8
College Degree Rate38.2%43.2%
Foreign-Born %7.2%3.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.3%+5.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Greenville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.