Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Green Bay’s best subject grades are an A for incomes, schools, and history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On hazard risk, just 50 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. Green Bay’s median age is 51.1 years, against 42.1 years in Wisconsin’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On history, just 78 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Bayshore County Park, at 92 acres. Green Bay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Green Bay beats most towns.
Rockwood Lodge Barn and Pigsty
Zack Snyder
Census counts: 2,275 in 1860, 107,395 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1824 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Green Bay is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green Bay, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Green Bay.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Green Bay for work: only 4% work in town. 2% of residents live below the poverty line in Green Bay, below both the Wisconsin town median (6.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Green Bay grew to 557 in 2023, 136 more than in 2013.
| Green Bay | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Green Bay beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults feel lonely in Green Bay.
| Green Bay | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Green Bay | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.5% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Green Bay has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Green Bay is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). 19% of Green Bay residents are under 18. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Green Bay | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Green Bay | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Green Bay’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Green Bay | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayshore County Park | 0.4 mi | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Bay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
15 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
10 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
36 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
29 mi Ancient siteRouse SimmonsLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Green Bay
About 3 of every 100 Green Bay residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Where Green Bay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Green Bay on the National Register of Historic Places.
57 notable people were born in Green Bay.
City and county seat of Brown County, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Green Bay inlet at the mouth of the Fox River on Lake Michigan. With a population of 107,395 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in Wisconsin and third-most populous city on Lake Michigan. The Green Bay metropolitan area has an estimated 335,000 residents. The Green Bay area was inhabited by various indigenous tribes, including the Menominee and Ho-Chunk. It was settled in 1634 by Jean Nicolet as a fur trading post in New France. The first permanent European inhabitants arrived during British control in the mid-18th century. Its development was shaped by its locatio…
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5 towns share a border with Green Bay.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | — | — | C | — | A | B+ |
| Scott | #287 | C+ | B− | — | D | B+ |
| Red River | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Humboldt | — | — | A− | — | C− | B+ |
| Luxemburg | — | — | B | — | A | B |
| Dyckesville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Green Bay, Red River, Humboldt and Luxemburg have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Green Bay, Scott, Red River, Humboldt and Luxemburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Dyckesville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Green Bay with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
57 notable people were born here, including Zack Snyder and Tony Shalhoub.
