on $100k a year, leaving Houston
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 Houston 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 Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
7.85%
$654/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$6,000/mo
$723 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
28% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
3.7M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Houston has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 1 in Houston.
About as much going on as in Houston.
76/100
38% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
21% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
130
26% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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