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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

swapping out of fayetteville

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

$481

the monthly premium over Fayetteville

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Fayetteville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

14% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$279/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.5% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$481 less than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$398k

55% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $258k in Fayetteville

05metro size

3.7M

vs 392k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Fayetteville edges ahead with 193 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.

A real upgrade on things to do: 10.5× Fayetteville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

49% higher than Fayetteville

vs 51/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

93/100

22% higher than Fayetteville

vs 76/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

3150% more than Fayetteville

vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

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