Appleton, WI vs Harrison, WI

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

MetricAppleton, WIHarrison, WI
Population75,02313,658
Median Household Income$80,483$121,504
Median Rent$1,030/mo$1,422/mo
Median Home Value$231,400$348,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.3%49.3%
Poverty Rate8.3%2.2%
Unemployment Rate3%2.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k18955*
Property Crime Rate /100k958117*
Median AQI38—
Good AQI Days /yr264—
Summer Highs79°F79°F
Winter Lows13°F13°F
Snowfall49 in/yr49 in/yr
Avg Commute19.3 min19.9 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.515.1
College Degree Rate38.2%45.9%
Foreign-Born %7.2%4.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.3%+16.7%

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 Harrison (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.