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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

$950

more expensive each month than Kingsport

Minneapolis is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

21% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$654/mo more in state tax than Kingsport

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$950 less than Kingsport

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

04a house here

$398k

63% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

3.7M

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Kingsport gets 188 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Kingsport's 15.

A month here packs 19.6× the events of Kingsport.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

29% higher than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

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

·walk score®

93/100

26% higher than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

3150% more than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

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