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Green Bay, WI cityscape

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Green Bay

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photo: Ted Balmer / unsplash

a 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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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,115

below Honolulu's monthly cost

Move to Green Bay and the monthly math gets easier. Honolulu's rent is the headline; Green Bay's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the green bay entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,122/mo

61% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)

02state income tax

6.27%

$394/mo less in state tax than Honolulu

vs 11% in Honolulu

03after rent

$6,689/mo

$2,115 more than Honolulu

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$340k

68% cheaper than Honolulu

vs $1061k in Honolulu

05metro size

332k

vs 989k in Honolulu

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

146

pleasant days a year, in green bay.

Honolulu edges ahead with 316 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 75 days drop below 20° vs Honolulu's 0.

Lighter on events: Honolulu packs 15.8× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

73/100

33% higher than Honolulu

vs 55/100 in Honolulu

Closest outdoor draw: Nicolet State Trail, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

87/100

12% lower than Honolulu

vs 99/100 in Honolulu

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

92% fewer than Honolulu

vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu

04 · see also

neighbors of green bay on the map of tradeoffs:

see also

akron

$53/mo cheaper

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see also

reading

better weather

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see also

tucson

better weather

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