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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

swapping out of huntsville

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

$543

the monthly cost of moving past Huntsville

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Huntsville. 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

22% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$237/mo more in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$543 less than Huntsville

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

04a house here

$398k

26% more expensive than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

3.7M

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Huntsville edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 84 days under 20° here, 6 in Huntsville.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.9× more on the calendar than Huntsville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

31% higher than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

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

·walk score®

93/100

33% higher than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

1344% more than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

04 · see also

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