on $100k a year, leaving Reading
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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lighter monthly cost than Reading
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Green Bay is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,122/mo
24% cheaper than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
6.27%
$267/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,689/mo
$89 more than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$340k
9% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
332k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
146
pleasant days a year, in green bay.
Reading edges ahead with 157 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 75 days drop below 20° vs Reading's 32.
79% fewer events than Reading. The pace eases up.
73/100
12% higher than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Nicolet State Trail, 16.4 mi.
87/100
2% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
4
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
in the same ballpark as green bay:
