$100k a year, no longer in New Orleans
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
the monthly cost of moving past New Orleans
Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
4% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
7.85%
$404/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,000/mo
$471 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
54% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
3.7M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
New Orleans actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.6× more on the calendar than New Orleans.
76/100
38% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
5% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
130
233% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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