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Milwaukee, WI cityscape

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Milwaukee

wi · metro 1.6M

a dispatch from

milwaukee

WI

43.04°N

87.91°W

Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.

metro1.6M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$382

more each month than Green Bay ran you

Milwaukee costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the milwaukee entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,504/mo

34% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

6.27%

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,307/mo

$382 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$394k

16% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

1.6M

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

149

pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.

Green Bay keeps to 146 pleasant days a year.

1067% more happening than in Green Bay.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

61/100

16% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

13% higher than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

30

650% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

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