same $100k income, fresh start from Indianapolis
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
pricier each month than Indianapolis
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
11% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
7.85%
$404/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,000/mo
$572 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
35% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
3.7M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Indianapolis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 30 in Indianapolis.
1.8× the events of Indianapolis, and the calendar shows it.
76/100
23% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
130
271% more than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
cities that play in minneapolis's register:
compare minneapolis with:
