Metro Life Score
Green Bay, WI
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B, 66th percentile of the national corpus.
- 53.4
- Life Score / 100
- B
- Grade (curved)
- #132
- of 387 metros
- 66%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Green Bay is above-median composite Life Score — #132 of 387 (53.4/100, grade B, 66th percentile). Carried by rent at 71/100; held back most by environment at 24/100.
- 66th
- composite percentile
- #132
- of 387 peers
- 53rd
- cost dimension percentile
- 58th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · BALANCED · signature composite
Green Bay: mid-curve composite with a readable shape
Green Bay is a mid-curve UPPER · BALANCED metro (composite #132, 53.4/100, 66th percentile). Cost MID (53rd) · wages MID (58th). Strongest rent 71/100; weakest environment 24/100; dimension gap 47. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Green Bay, WI ranks #132 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #182 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 93.1 (rent-RPP 74.7). BLS median salary $65,660, 166,980 jobs (Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Registered Nurses, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,164/mo (studio $867).
FBI UCR (WI): 280 violent, 1157 property/100K. NCES: 14.1:1 ratio, 10.6% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,256/yr. EPA: 46 Superfund sites (WI).
Where Green Bay sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
53 66th percentile higher than 66% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 53.4 is built
Green Bay's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Green Bay scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are WI state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Green Bay With...
Ranking Context
Green Bay outranks 66% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #129 | Valdosta, GA | 53.7 | B |
| #130 | Huntsville, AL | 53.7 | B |
| #131 | Wichita Falls, TX | 53.8 | B |
| #132 | Green Bay, WI | 53.4 | B |
| #133 | Killeen-Temple, TX | 53.4 | B |
| #134 | El Paso, TX | 53.3 | B |
| #135 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 53.2 | B |
Quality vs. Affordability
Green Bay, WI's quality rank (top 34% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 47% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
WI Metro Scores
Read with Green Bay
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Green Bay (UPPER · BALANCED · MID/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Killeen-Temple, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 53.4 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/MID.
El Paso, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 53.3 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/MID.
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
ABS(composite) peer at 53.2 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/MID.
St. Louis, MO-IL
ABS(composite) peer at 53.1 (Δ 0.3 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/MID.
Burlington, NC (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 53/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 53/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Green Bay, WI relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · BALANCED · MID/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Green Bay's middle-third Life Score
Green Bay scores 53.4/100 overall, but Rent (71.2) and Environment (23.8) sit 47.4 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Rent is the strongest of Green Bay's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Oshkosh is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Oshkosh
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.