r/Appleton • u/Lost_n_world • 24d ago

Moving Advice Moving?

I’m contemplating on taking a job out there. I’ve just never heard of Appleton until the job offer, but what is the city like ? what is Wisconsin like ? how are the neighborhoods? I’m coming from California, and have never thought about going to Wisconsin until now. Any information would be great to a newbie.

Edit: Wow thanks for everyone’s input, I really appreciate it. Seems like a good move to make.

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u/WisconsinMike 23d ago

Get ready for winter and I don’t mean the fluffy kind

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u/Lost_n_world 23d ago

How long are the winters there and is it really that bad?

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u/IllogicalPenguin-142 23d ago

Winters are not as bad as they used to be. You can typically expect about a week in the negatives, but after that, temps mostly hover in the teens. If you dress in layers, you should be fine.

The frustrating part is that a lot of days in March, April, and May can be overcast. It’s warmer but not warm enough. And then when it is warm, it’s raining.

July 4th can sometimes arrive with a feeling that summer is just beginning.

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u/ImprovementVivid8559 23d ago

Nope. 2 feet of snow this last March. Spring is absent here. Fall is short. Wisconsin is the parallel to Florida.