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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

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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

$758

more each month than Little Rock ran you

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Little Rock. 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

39% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$288/mo more in state tax than Little Rock

vs 4.4% in Little Rock

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$758 less than Little Rock

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

04a house here

$398k

75% more expensive than Little Rock

vs $228k in Little Rock

05metro size

3.7M

vs 765k in Little Rock

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Little Rock edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Little Rock's 6.

12.1× the events of Little Rock, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

41% higher than Little Rock

vs 54/100 in Little Rock

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

·walk score®

93/100

90% higher than Little Rock

vs 49/100 in Little Rock

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

665% more than Little Rock

vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock

04 · see also

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