same $100k income, fresh start from New York
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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cheaper each month than New York
Green Bay is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,122/mo
66% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
6.27%
$372/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,689/mo
$2,579 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$340k
54% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
332k
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
146
pleasant days a year, in green bay.
New York gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 75 days under 20° here, 19 in New York.
But the calendar thins out: New York stays 651.2× busier.
73/100
6% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Nicolet State Trail, 16.4 mi.
87/100
13% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
4
98% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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