on $100k a year, leaving Columbia
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 Columbia
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
8% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
7.85%
$112/mo more in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,000/mo
$241 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
56% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
3.7M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Columbia actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 84 days stay under 20°, well past Columbia's 2.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.3× more on the calendar than Columbia.
76/100
38% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
9% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
130
1200% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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