same $100k income, fresh start from Buffalo
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
pricier each month than Buffalo
You'd pay for Minneapolis. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
22% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
7.85%
$167/mo more in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,000/mo
$472 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
43% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
3.7M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Buffalo has the edge here, logging 152 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 42 in Buffalo.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Buffalo.
76/100
15% higher than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
130
550% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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