same $100k income, fresh start from Lexington
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 expensive each month than Lexington
You'd pay for Minneapolis. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
13% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
7.85%
$279/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,000/mo
$470 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
23% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
3.7M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Lexington has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 19 in Lexington.
3.7× the events of Lexington, and the calendar shows it.
76/100
27% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
130
900% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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