same $100k income, fresh start from Birmingham
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 expensive each month than Birmingham
Minneapolis costs more than Birmingham, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
19% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
7.85%
$237/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,000/mo
$510 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
53% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
3.7M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Birmingham gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Birmingham's 4.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.7× Birmingham's pace.
76/100
25% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
18% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
130
550% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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