Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton’s official GIS pages provide mapped park and trail material that lets a household inspect public amenities rather than relying on a citywide list. Appleton Downtown Inc describes a one mile downtown area with walkability, shopping, arts, entertainment, and dining, while Wisconsin tourism material places Appleton within a broader Fox Cities setting.

Those sources make Appleton specific, but they do not make every address equally connected. Check the last block, trail surface, crossings, parking, winter conditions, lighting, seating, and the route home before treating downtown, a park, or a mapped trail as a dependable weekly choice.

Appleton’s published care ledger lists five major hospitals nearby, 140 selected Medicare listed specialists as of July 9, 2026, 36 registered retail pharmacies as of December 2, 2025, 11 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles, and a nearest Medicare emergency hospital at 0.3 miles. The nearest CMS rated hospital is listed at 4 of 5 stars and 0.3 miles, with 741 reported hospital beds within 12 km.

Primary care needs a separate question. The local ledger has no HRSA adult primary care likely site inside 15 miles, and its nearest listed site is 22 miles away. ThedaCare’s own Appleton location page describes its hospital address, open hours listing, emergency department, pharmacy, cardiology, and other departments. Those institutional and directory facts still need to be matched to a clinician, plan, referral, travel route, and household need.

Appleton lists five major hospitals nearby, 140 selected Medicare listed specialists as of July 9, 2026, and 36 registered retail pharmacies as of December 2, 2025. The nearest Medicare emergency hospital is listed at 0.3 miles, the nearest CMS rated hospital is listed at 4 of 5 stars and 0.3 miles, and reported hospital beds within 12 km total 741.

The local primary care ledger lists zero HRSA adult primary care likely sites within 15 miles, with the nearest listed at 22 miles. Eight CMS certified nursing homes are listed within 15 miles, with Edenbrook of Appleton North at 0.8 miles as the nearest listed nursing home. Confirm the preferred primary care office, hospital, specialist, coverage, prescriptions, and winter route directly.

Appleton’s published 2024 city rows list 207 violent crime incidents per 100,000 and 1,374 property crime incidents per 100,000. The overall safety field is a published city measure, but it does not answer the conditions at a particular home, block, parking area, or trip home.

The hazard rows show Low natural disaster exposure, Moderate flood risk, Low wildfire risk, Moderate storm risk, Low heat risk, and Medium drought risk. Four major disaster declarations are listed since 2000. Drainage, winter surfaces, lighting, power, home entry, parking, medication, heating, and the route to care belong in the property choice.

Appleton’s climate rows show a 78°F average summer high and one day above 90°F, while the average winter low is 13°F with 157 days below freezing. Humidity is 81 percent, four months are comfortable, solar exposure is 1,369 peak sun hours per year, and June, July, August, and September are the best months in the published rows. February, January, and December are toughest.

Air quality is labeled Excellent, allergy levels are Poor, long term fine particle pollution is 5.7 micrograms per cubic meter for the 2021 to 2025 modeled average, climate heat risk is Low, drought risk is Medium, and weather volatility is Moderate. The home needs to handle heating, moisture, indoor time, snow or ice, and a short outdoor season as well as a comfortable summer.