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Green Bay vs Appleton

Green Bay, WI compared with Appleton, WI · 26 miles apart

Green Bay has 106,675 residents to Appleton’s 75,452. Green Bay comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Appleton does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Green Bay, WI Appleton, WI
Population 106,675 75,452
Density (per sq mi) 2,346 2,968
Median household income $66,206 $80,483
Median home value $207,200 $231,400
Median rent $932 $1,030
Homeownership 57.9% 67.1%
Average commute 19.2 min 19.3 min
Median age 36 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 26.7% 38.2%
Poverty rate 14.7% 8.3%
Unemployment 3.7% 3.5%
Price to income 3.1× 2.9×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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