01 · the cities
Green Bay
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.
full dispatch→Reading
Reading is the Pagoda lit up on Mount Penn (a Japanese-style pavilion built in 1908 that's become the city symbol), old factory bones, and the surrounding Berks County farmland. The downtown food and art scene is growing into the old factory bones, with breweries and galleries opening steadily. Pretzels, scrapple, and Pennsylvania Dutch baking are everywhere. Cheaper than nearby Lancaster.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,122/mo
$1,478/mo
$356/mo more than Green Bay (24%)
Median home price
Median home price
$340k
$311k
$29k less than Green Bay
State income tax
State income tax
6.3%
3.1%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,689/mo
$6,600/mo
Green Bay has $89/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
146 days
157 days
11 more than Green Bay
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
2 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
75 days
32 days
days below 20°F per year
Green Bay drops below 20°F on 43 more days per year than Reading.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
73 / 100
65 / 100
8.0 pts behind Green Bay
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
4 routes
0 routes
4 fewer direct routes than Green Bay
Metro size
Metro size
332k metro
433k metro
Green Bay has 4.8x fewer events per month than Reading.
the verdict
4
Green Bay
categories won
4
Reading
categories won
Green Bay wins on lifestyle, Reading wins on weather. Dead even.
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