01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Wisconsin taxes income in retirement but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, which helps retirees on fixed incomes keep more of their monthly benefit.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
Fact text
- Appleton got its name from a man who donated $10,000 to a college library, and never once visited the town named after him.
- Harry Houdini is one of Appleton's most famous residents, and the local history museum features exhibits dedicated to the legendary escape artist.
- Appleton claims to have hosted the first commercially successful electric streetcar in the U.S., back in 1886, practically ancient history in transportation years.
- The Vulcan Street Plant on the Fox River was the nation's first hydroelectric central station, firing up on September 30, 1882, to power the local paper industry.
- Appleton also boasts the first telephone in Wisconsin AND the first incandescent lights in any city outside the East Coast, this town was seriously ahead of its time.
Your
Appleton
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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73891
+
Total Population
$
61475
Median Income
$
157700
Median Home
15
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Appleton
ranks for retirees?
50
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
89
Healthcare
82
Climate
3
Results
Appleton
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
89
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
2
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
79
°F, winters dip to about
13
°F, with roughly
44
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Low
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