Best Places for Business and Careers 2019

Green Bay, WI

gross metro product

$21B

population

321.6K

median household income

$62,887

median home price

$187,000

cost of living

11% below nat'l avg

college attainment

30.4%

net migration

60 (year: 2018)

unemployment

2.9%

major industries

Health care

job growth

1.5% (year: 2018)

As of October 2019

Green Bay's unofficial nickname is Titletown, USA, for the record number of National Football League championships, including four Super Bowls, the home team of the Packers have won. Located at the mouth of the Fox River, the city is an industrial city with several meatpacking and paper plants, and a port located on an arm of Lake Michigan. It is home to the National Railroad Museum; the Neville Public Museum, with exhibitions of art, history, and science; and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Other sites of interest

include City Stadium and Lambeau Field, Heritage Hill State Park, Bay Beach Amusement Park, Wildlife Sanctuary and Fox River State Recreational Trail.

On forbes lists

#100

Best Places for Business and Careers 2019

#72

In Cost of Doing Business

#122

In Job Growth

#113

In Education

EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life

Job Growth

1.5% (year: 2018)

Projected Annual Job Growth

0.7%

Unemployment

2.9%

Median Household Income

$62,887

Household Income Growth

High-Tech Employment

1.3%

Data is for the metro area
Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
Numbers as of October 2019
a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.