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Minneapolis

mn · metro 3.7M

photo: Bl∡ke / pexels

a 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.

metro3.7M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$809

more each month than Chattanooga ran you

Minneapolis is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

10% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$654/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga

vs 0% in Chattanooga

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$809 less than Chattanooga

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$398k

24% more expensive than Chattanooga

vs $322k in Chattanooga

05metro size

3.7M

vs 580k in Chattanooga

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Chattanooga edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Chattanooga's 5.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.8× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

10% higher than Chattanooga

vs 69/100 in Chattanooga

Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

13% higher than Chattanooga

vs 82/100 in Chattanooga

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

1525% more than Chattanooga

vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga

04 · see also

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