$100k salary, packing up from Akron
changea dispatch from
minneapolis
MN
44.98°N
93.27°W
Minneapolis is 22 lakes inside city limits, an extensive skyway system that lets you cross downtown in February without a coat, and a music legacy that runs from Prince to The Replacements. Summer is a glorious lake-jumping, ice-cream-licking festival. Winter is sauna-and-skate season, with rinks on every lake and cross-country trails stitched through the city. Walleye is on every menu.
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the verdict
the monthly premium over Akron
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
33% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
7.85%
$322/mo more in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$6,000/mo
$742 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
68% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
3.7M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Akron has the edge here, logging 152 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 40 in Akron.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.8× more on the calendar than Akron.
76/100
17% higher than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
22% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
130
1082% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
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