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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

$138

pricier each month than Madison

Barely costlier than Madison. If Minneapolis pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

0% more expensive than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$132/mo more in state tax than Madison

vs 6.27% in Madison

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$138 less than Madison

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

04a house here

$398k

14% cheaper than Madison

vs $465k in Madison

05metro size

3.7M

vs 694k in Madison

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Madison only logs 147 pleasant days.

3.9× the events of Madison, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

13% higher than Madison

vs 67/100 in Madison

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

·walk score®

93/100

6% higher than Madison

vs 88/100 in Madison

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

1082% more than Madison

vs 11 nonstops in Madison

04 · see also

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