$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
changea dispatch from
green bay
WI
44.52°N
88.02°W
Green Bay is the Packers, full stop: the smallest market in the NFL, and the only community-owned team in major American pro sports. Lambeau Field tours run year-round. The city itself is small, friendly, and built on the bay of Green Bay (yes, the bay is also named Green Bay). Tailgating is functionally a state holiday. Hot cocoa, brats on the grill, and stadium energy carry the winters.
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less monthly outlay than Columbus
On paper, Green Bay and Columbus are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,122/mo
26% cheaper than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
6.27%
$190/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,689/mo
$199 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$340k
3% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
332k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
146
pleasant days a year, in green bay.
Columbus gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 75 days under 20° here, 29 in Columbus.
But the calendar thins out: Columbus stays 19.3× busier.
73/100
28% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Nicolet State Trail, 16.4 mi.
87/100
2% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
4
87% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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