Living here
Cost of living in Green Bay
Housing is cheaper than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$904/mo
33% below US
Median home value
$191,500
37% below US
Median household income
$62,546
20% below US
Rent as share of income
17%
US 21%
Home price to income
3.1×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
5.5%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Green Bay compares
Taxes
Life in Green Bay
Questions
Is Green Bay expensive to live in?
Housing in Green Bay is cheaper than the national average: median rent is $904 (33% below US) and the median home value is $191,500 (37% below US).
How much is rent in Green Bay?
The median gross rent is $904 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $979, 1 bedroom $1,028, 2 bedrooms $1,287, 3 bedrooms $1,697, 4 bedrooms $1,765.
How much of their income do renters spend in Green Bay?
At the median, a year’s rent ($10,848) equals about 17% of the median household income ($62,546); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Green Bay?
Sales tax is 5.5% and property taxes run about 1.57% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Wisconsin DOR Tax Rates FAQ and county sales tax rate chart.