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Milwaukee vs Appleton

Milwaukee, WI compared with Appleton, WI · 87 miles apart

Milwaukee has 562,407 residents to Appleton’s 75,452. Appleton does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Milwaukee, WI Appleton, WI
Population 562,407 75,452
Density (per sq mi) 5,848 2,968
Median household income $54,234 $80,483
Median home value $184,000 $231,400
Median rent $1,059 $1,030
Homeownership 41.8% 67.1%
Average commute 22.4 min 19.3 min
Median age 32.4 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 27.4% 38.2%
Poverty rate 22.8% 8.3%
Unemployment 6.2% 3.5%
Price to income 3.4× 2.9×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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