$100k salary, packing up from Fort Wayne
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
the monthly premium over Fort Wayne
Minneapolis doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Minneapolis is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
41% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
7.85%
$404/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,000/mo
$896 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
57% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
3.7M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Fort Wayne gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Fort Wayne's 38.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.5× more on the calendar than Fort Wayne.
76/100
65% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
3% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
130
1200% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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