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Minneapolis

mn · metro 3.7M

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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

$269

the monthly premium over Greeley

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Greeley. 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

1% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$288/mo more in state tax than Greeley

vs 4.4% in Greeley

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$269 less than Greeley

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

04a house here

$398k

20% cheaper than Greeley

vs $497k in Greeley

05metro size

3.7M

vs 359k in Greeley

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Greeley edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Greeley's 44.

39.3× the events of Greeley, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

13% higher than Greeley

vs 67/100 in Greeley

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

·walk score®

93/100

41% higher than Greeley

vs 66/100 in Greeley

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

23% fewer than Greeley

vs 169 nonstops in Greeley

04 · see also

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