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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

swapping out of green bay

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

$689

the monthly cost of moving past Green Bay

You'd pay for Minneapolis. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

50% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$132/mo more in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$689 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$398k

17% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

3.7M

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Green Bay keeps to 146 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 26.2× Green Bay's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

4% higher than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

93/100

7% higher than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

3150% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

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