Living in Green Bay, WI
Green Bay is a mid-size city of 106,253 people in Brown County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Green Bay, WI area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $932 a month.
106,253people
$207kTypical home
$932/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
58"Snow
195Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 106,253
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,336 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Green Bay, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,307/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (443 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,171 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GRB airport
- 109 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 128 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+8 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk