on $100k a year, leaving Grand Rapids
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
more each month than Grand Rapids ran you
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
4% more expensive than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
7.85%
$300/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,000/mo
$359 less than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
13% more expensive than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
3.7M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Grand Rapids actually gets more: 151 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 84 days stay under 20°, well past Grand Rapids's 50.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Grand Rapids's pace.
76/100
36% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
130
550% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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