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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

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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

$342

more each month than Olympia ran you

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Olympia. 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

16% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$654/mo more in state tax than Olympia

vs 0% in Olympia

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$342 less than Olympia

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

04a house here

$398k

25% cheaper than Olympia

vs $533k in Olympia

05metro size

3.7M

vs 299k in Olympia

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Olympia edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Olympia's 2.

·outdoorscore

76/100

5% lower than Olympia

vs 80/100 in Olympia

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

·walk score®

93/100

6% higher than Olympia

vs 88/100 in Olympia

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

44% more than Olympia

vs 90 nonstops in Olympia

04 · see also

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