Green Bay → Brunswick-St. Simons
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Pros of Moving
- + 5% lower cost of living
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $129/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - $9K lower median salary
Moving from Green Bay to Brunswick-St. Simons shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 93.1 to 87.7 (100 = US average), so a Green Bay salary needs to be multiplied by 0.94 to hold the same purchasing power in Brunswick-St. Simons. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,164/month in Green Bay to $1,293/month in Brunswick-St. Simons - a higher monthly bill of $129, or $1,548/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.
Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $65,660 in Green Bay versus $56,638 in Brunswick-St. Simons - a raw gap of $9,022 lower. The Brunswick-St. Simons labor market has 39,810 tracked jobs against 166,980 in Green Bay, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.
Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Green Bay and Brunswick-St. Simons are 280 and 300 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.4:1 at origin versus 14.4:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $11,256/year in Green Bay versus $6,591/year in Brunswick-St. Simons. Our composite verdict - Neutral — Depends on Priorities - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026
Data Sources
- Cost of Living: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Price Parities
- Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR)
- Wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES)
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - state level
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Childcare: Department of Labor (DOL) - state level
- Environment: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.