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Green Bay

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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

$2,126

below Oxnard's monthly cost

Move to Green Bay and the monthly math gets easier. Oxnard'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

63% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

6.27%

$252/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,689/mo

$2,126 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$340k

63% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

332k

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

146

pleasant days a year, in green bay.

Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 75 days stay under 20°, well past Oxnard's 0.

Oxnard hosts 4.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

73/100

1% lower than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

Closest outdoor draw: Nicolet State Trail, 16.4 mi.

·walk score®

87/100

9% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as green bay:

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akron

$53/mo cheaper

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