with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Jose
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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below San Jose's monthly cost
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
68% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
6.27%
$252/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,689/mo
$2,601 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$340k
81% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
332k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
146
pleasant days a year, in green bay.
San Jose has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 75 days stay under 20°, well past San Jose's 0.
But the calendar thins out: San Jose stays 10.3× busier.
73/100
4% higher than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Nicolet State Trail, 16.4 mi.
87/100
8% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
4
86% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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