Green Bay WI Real Estate
Green Bay Wisconsin is one of the greatest small cities in America. With a population just north of 100,000, it's the smallest city that has an NFL team, the Green Bay Packers. Lambeau field is located in the middle of a middle class neighborhood right next to the village of Ashwaubenon, which vastly different from other NFL teams fields. Game day feels more like a friday night lights high school game in Texas, where the whole community is in or around Lambeau.
The real estate costs in Green Bay WI proper are very affordable. You'll find hundreds of homes under $150,000 and ever some nice homes under $100,000. Expect to find home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and 1,500 sqft around these prices.
Green Bay WI is located in Brown county at banks of the southern end of The Green Bay that leads out to Lake Michigan. The estimated median household income is $40,000 which is below the Wisconsin average of $49,000, however the median home value is also lower at $129,000 compared to $170,000 for the state.
Green Bay WI proper is home to many public elementary and middle schools and four public high schools.
- Green Bay East High School - This was where Curly Lambeau attended high school.
- Green Bay Preble High School
- Green Bay Southwest High School
- Green Bay West High School
There is limited space in Green Bay city proper for new home construction. There are many surrounding cities and villages where new home construction is happening.
As a city with any 100,000 people, crime does happen, however Green Bay is lower than the national average. There are very few major crimes such as murder in Green Bay.
Green Bay, being located right on the bay, is very much a boating community. It's also a very short drive to Door County where sailing is very popular during the summer months. Door County also has very nice little towns and scenic views with excellent lakeshore camping. This is such a popular destination that people from Chicago purchase summer homes in Door County and drive up for there weekends. There is plenty of things to do in Green Bay WI.
There is a very cool neighborhood on Monroe street, just south of East Mason street. It has lots of very large old houses that remind me of Cass street in La Crosse Wisconsin. If you're looking for real estate in the Green Bay area and can afford a luxury home, you should at least take a look in this neighborhood. It's close to the hospitals and I hear that many of the doctors live in these houses so they can quickly get to work.
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La Crosse Real Estate
La Crosse Wisconsin offers plenty of options for real estate, from starter homes to luxury new construction to luxury old history mansions. La Crosse Wisconsin is located between Granddads Bluff and the Mississippi River about 30 minutes south of Winona MN.
The historic Cass Street is one of the nicest neighborhoods in La Crosse Wisconsin. It has the old mansions of La Crosse that contain very unique architecture that is a must see. This area is similar to the Monroe Street area of Green Bay Wisconsin.
La Crosse has a population around 50,000 with in the city and is also the county seat. It's located on the western side of Wisconsin and is about 2 and half hours south of Minneapolis MN and 2 and half hours north west of Madison WI. It has a favorable geography for most people. Granddads Bluff can be seen from just about anywhere in the city and during New Year's Eve is the location of an impressive fireworks display. On top of the bluffs is also some great neighborhoods with some of the nicer new luxury home construction available.
The median income is around $37,000 and is lower than the State of Wisconsin which is approx. $50,000. The median house value is also lower than the state which is $128,000 compared to the state which is approx. $170,000.
La Crosse has two Universities, the University of Wisconsin La Crosse and Viterbo University. La Crosse also has a technical college, Western Tech. Viterbo is very well known for it's nursing program which is located right next to Franciscan Skemp Hospital which is a part of the Mayo Health system. Viterbo is a private Catholic university.
There are many festivals in La Crosse. During the summer you will find yourself down at riverside park for Riverfest. Riverfest is a very popular festival that takes place for about a week and a half during the 4th of July. There is a great firework display put on by the Skyrockers, the same group does the New Year's Eve display, from across the Mississippi River at Pettibone beach. As popular as Riverfest is, Oktoberfest is by far the most popular festival in La Crosse. It has a dedicated fest grounds just north of downtown La Crosse and also has a second fest grounds on the north side of La Crosse. There are also two parades, the first which takes place on the Saturday of Oktoberfest and the second on the following Thursday night which is the torchlight parade. The Oktoberfest torchlight parade is an exciting sight to see because the floats are decorated with lots of lights and everyone loves seeing this. A newer festival to come to La Crosse is Irish Days. This is a much smaller festival compared to Riverfest and Oktoberfest but is starting to become more and more popular.
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Minneapolis Real Estate
Minneapolis and the surrounding area, including it's twin St. Paul Minnesota, is a great place to purchase a new home. There are lots of jobs available in the area and unemployment is about 1% lower than the rest of Minnesota. Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County and has around 385,000 residents. The median household income is below that of Minnesota coming in around $45,000 compared to the state at $55,000. Real estate is also higher $220,000 compared to the state at $200,000. The draw to living in Minneapolis has much more to do with what the city offers compared to the difference in wages vs. real estate costs.
Minneapolis Minnesota is an artistic city with many museums, both indoors and outdoors. It's artistic value falls third behind New York City and Chicago.
These museums include, the Katherine Nash Museum, The Museum of Russian Art, The Walker Art Center and Weisman Art Museum.
Located in downtown Minneapolis is Target Field, where the Minnesota twins play and the Target Center which is where the Minnesota Timberwolves play. If you're able to find and afford some of the great real estate in downtown Minneapolis, you have plenty of sporting events to attend. The Minnesota vikings aren't far way either, located in near by Bloomington.
Besides sporting events, downtown Minneapolis has one of the coolest shopping districts that I've ever seen. It has an early 40's feel to it that is unlike any other downtown that I've seen. There is also more modern side to this downtown that includes many great restaurants and also a vibrant night life. Downtown Minneapolis also has the best skyway system that I've ever seen. Minnesota can get very cold and during the winter months, having this skyway system makes it very nice to getting around downtown without freezing to death. Minneapolis also recently put in a light rail train to help you get around Minneapolis.
Minneapolis has many schools to choose from. Minneapolis has 45 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 7 high schools, 8 special needs schools, 8 alternative schools and 5 charter schools. There are also multiple secondary schools including the University of Minnesota and The Arts Institutes.
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