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Minneapolis

mn · metro 3.7M

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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

$996

more each month than Clarksville ran you

A real premium for Minneapolis. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

26% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$654/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$996 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$398k

36% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

3.7M

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Clarksville actually gets more: 173 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 15 in Clarksville.

78.5× the events of Clarksville, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

49% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

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

·walk score®

93/100

12% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

177% more than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

neighbors of minneapolis on the map of tradeoffs:

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