De Pere
De Pere is the Green Bay metro's date-night cheat code: walkable downtown, the Fox River as backdrop, St. Norbert College keeping the average age and the coffee standards down. CityDeck and Voyageur Park give you a free first act; the Union Hotel, The Cannery, and the Broadway strip handle the rest. Rents run higher than Green Bay proper, which is the honest tradeoff for actually being able to walk somewhere after dinner. Skews young-professional and college-adjacent, with a churchy undertow you either find charming or claustrophobic. Best for couples who want a real downtown without crossing into Green Bay's rougher edges.
De Pere by the numbers
De Pere runs male-heavy, about 56% men to 44% women.
Median individual income in De Pere is about $46,000.
Wisconsin doesn’t register voters by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Brown County leaned modestly Republican, about 53% Trump to 46% Harris.
The median renter in De Pere pays about $1,130 a month.
About 8,100 De Pere residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Escape Room Wisconsin - Green Bay
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Plank Road Plate & Pour
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The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley
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Bleu Restaurant & Lounge
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Luna Coffee Roasters
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Nicky's Lionhead Restaurant
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The Exchange Coffee, Mercantile & Eatery
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McGeorge’s Pub
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Replay Sports Bar & Grill
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Sofreh Eatery
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Orsetta Craft Kitchen & Bar
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Two Birds Bakery Café
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The Dough Shoppe
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The Landing Bar &Grill
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ComedyCity Theatre
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La Vie Taverne
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Oneida Nation Museum
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