same $100k income, fresh start from Asheville
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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
pricier each month than Asheville
You'd pay for Minneapolis. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
3% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
7.85%
$279/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,000/mo
$220 less than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
7% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
3.7M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Asheville actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 13 in Asheville.
A month here packs 4.5× the events of Asheville.
76/100
15% higher than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
48% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
130
1525% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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