$100k salary, packing up from Lansing
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 Lansing 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
33% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
7.85%
$300/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,000/mo
$720 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
64% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
3.7M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Lansing has the edge here, logging 153 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 84 days stay under 20°, well past Lansing's 52.
A real upgrade on things to do: 8.7× Lansing's pace.
76/100
33% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
16% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
130
2067% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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