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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

$717

pricier each month than Ocala

Minneapolis costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

4% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$654/mo more in state tax than Ocala

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$717 less than Ocala

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

04a house here

$398k

44% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

3.7M

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Ocala actually gets more: 208 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 84 days stay under 20°, well past Ocala's 0.

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

76/100

23% higher than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

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

·walk score®

93/100

48% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

2500% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

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