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What Is It Like to Live in Green Bay?

What it costs to live in Green Bay, and how it compares with other Wisconsin cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

42

43rd best value in Wisconsin

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Wisconsin cities.

Overall livability

40

42nd overall in Wisconsin

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Green Bay is home to about 107,083 people. A typical home runs $151,000 and a household earns around $55,200, a price-to-income ratio of 2.7. Among Wisconsin's largest cities, it ranks 43rd for value and 42nd overall.

Green Bay at a glance

Median home price

$151,000

22nd in WI of 57

Median rent

$805/mo

Median household income

$55,200

Home price to income

2.7x

Unemployment

3.9%

41st in WI of 57

School rating

4/10

39th in WI of 57

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WI of 57

Walk score

12/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Wisconsin only. Updated 2026.