Overall
- Green Bay
- 93.1
Diff -0.4 RPP
Green Bay vs Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 0.4% less expensive than Green Bay.
0.4% less expensive
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 0.4% less expensive than Green Bay, WI on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 92.7 vs 93.1). A $100,000 salary in Green Bay buys about the same as $99,596 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford; the largest component gap is goods.
- Overall RPP 93.1 (Green Bay) vs 92.7 (Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford)
- $100k in Green Bay ≈ $99,596 purchasing power in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
- Goods drives the gap (+3.0 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair WI:VA 93.1→92.7
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE WI × VA
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Green Bay
93.1
Cost Index
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
92.7
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Green Bay, WI and Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.4 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Goods creates the largest separation: Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 3.0 points higher. But goods move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a goods-led difference, remember that many tradable prices vary less by address than housing or labor-priced services. Use $99,596 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford as the BEA equivalent of $100,000 in Green Bay, then replace the national basket with your own.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Green Bay
- 93.8
Diff +3.0 RPP
Services
- Green Bay
- 90.0
Diff -1.9 RPP
Rents
- Green Bay
- 74.7
Diff -0.3 RPP
| Category | Green Bay | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 93.1 | 92.7 | -0.4 |
| Goods | 93.8 | 96.8 | +3.0 |
| Services | 90.0 | 88.1 | -1.9 |
| Rents | 74.7 | 74.4 | -0.3 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Green Bay 93.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 92.7
Goods
Green Bay 93.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 96.8
Services
Green Bay 90.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 88.1
Rents
Green Bay 74.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 74.4
Vertical line = national average (100)
How the Price Gap Changed
Green Bay and Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 6.7 to 0.4 RPP points. Green Bay remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Services changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 21.1 points between the first and latest shared releases (23.0 to 1.9 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Green Bay RPP | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 94.6 | 87.9 | 6.7 points Green Bay higher |
| 2012 | 92.9 | 88.6 | 4.3 points Green Bay higher |
| 2016 | 92.0 | 88.4 | 3.6 points Green Bay higher |
| 2020 | 92.1 | 91.0 | 1.1 points Green Bay higher |
| 2024 | 93.1 | 92.7 | 0.4 points Green Bay higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Green Bay would need to be in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford for the same purchasing power:
| In Green Bay | In Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49,798 | $-202 |
| $75,000 | $74,697 | $-303 |
| $100,000 | $99,596 | $-404 |
| $150,000 | $149,394 | $-606 |
$ in Green Bay = in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (93.1 → 92.7), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford more expensive than Green Bay?
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 0.4% less expensive than Green Bay. The overall cost index is 92.7 vs 93.1 (national average = 100).
What salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford equals $100K in Green Bay?
A $100,000 salary in Green Bay has the same purchasing power as $99,596 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Green Bay and Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford?
Rents in Green Bay are indexed at 74.7 while Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is at 74.4 (national average = 100). Green Bay has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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