on $100k a year, leaving Albany
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.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Albany ran you
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
2% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
7.85%
$167/mo more in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,000/mo
$203 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
10% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
3.7M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Albany only manages 147 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 84 days below 20° here, 62 in Albany.
A month here packs 6.0× the events of Albany.
76/100
6% higher than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
130
584% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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