Appleton New Listings Rise Even as National Supply Falls

Median list price

$400K

↑ +0.0% vs. last October

Days on market

39 days

↑ +1.3% YoY

Listings with price cuts

16%

↓ 1.6 pts YoY

Fewer homes were available, but fresh supply picked up

Buyers in the Appleton metro area had 664 active listings to browse last month—down about 4% from the prior month. That pullback left a narrower but still meaningful selection on the market.

APPLETON, WI

664

Active listings · YoY not shown

NATIONAL

+7.4%

Active listings grew year-over-year

New listings in the Appleton metro area rose about 11% year-over-year, a meaningful contrast to the national trend, where newly listed homes fell 7.5% over the same period. That influx of fresh supply gave active buyers a steady stream of recently priced homes to evaluate.

Data note: a change in how listings for this metro are reported affects the active listing series in this chart, so earlier months are not directly comparable with recent ones.

List prices hold nearly flat while price cuts ease

The median list price in the Appleton metro area was $400,000 last month, essentially unchanged from a year ago. Nationally, median list prices fell 2.2% year-over-year, so Appleton's pricing held noticeably firmer than the broader market.

APPLETON, WI

+0.0%

Median list price, change vs. a year ago (October 2026 vs. October 2025)

NATIONAL

-2.2%

Median list price, change vs. a year ago (October 2026 vs. October 2025)

Only 16.2% of listings carried a price reduction last month—down slightly from a year ago and well below the national rate of 20.5%. For sellers today, that low and declining price-cut share suggests homes were generally priced close to where the market would absorb them.

Homes moved off the market at a pace similar to a year ago

The median home in the Appleton metro area spent 39 days on the market last month, up about 1% from a year ago—a negligible shift that points to broadly stable conditions. The national median was 63 days, up 0.8% year-over-year, meaning Appleton listings were moving off the market considerably faster than the national pace. For buyers today, acting with reasonable speed still matters when the right home appears.

APPLETON, WI

39 days

Median days on market · +1.3% YoY

NATIONAL

63 days

Median days on market · +0.8% YoY

Note: the year-over-year comparison is not shown for active listings in this report. A change in how listings for this metro are reported means the prior-year figures are not directly comparable with October 2026. Current levels for these measures are shown above.

This market report has been generated with AI tools, with input from Realtor.com Economic Data Manager Sabrina Speianu. Data reflects October 2026 MLS activity.

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