on $100k a year, leaving Detroit
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 Detroit
Minneapolis costs more than Detroit, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
14% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
7.85%
$300/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,000/mo
$507 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
52% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
3.7M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Detroit gets 160 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Detroit's 37.
1.7× the events of Detroit, and the calendar shows it.
76/100
62% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
130
4% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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