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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

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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

$530

more each month than Greensboro ran you

Minneapolis costs more than Greensboro, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

18% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$279/mo more in state tax than Greensboro

vs 4.5% in Greensboro

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$530 less than Greensboro

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

04a house here

$398k

48% more expensive than Greensboro

vs $269k in Greensboro

05metro size

3.7M

vs 790k in Greensboro

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Greensboro gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 84 days under 20° here, 6 in Greensboro.

A month here packs 3.2× the events of Greensboro.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

41% higher than Greensboro

vs 54/100 in Greensboro

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

·walk score®

93/100

6% higher than Greensboro

vs 88/100 in Greensboro

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

829% more than Greensboro

vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro

04 · see also

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