$100k salary, packing up from Manchester
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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.
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the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Manchester
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
20% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
7.85%
$654/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,000/mo
$241 less than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
27% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
3.7M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Manchester has the edge here, logging 154 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 84 days stay under 20°, well past Manchester's 54.
A real upgrade on things to do: 10.5× Manchester's pace.
76/100
23% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
130
900% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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