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Minneapolis

mn · metro 3.7M

photo: Bl∡ke / pexels

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

$438

the monthly cost of moving past Melbourne

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Melbourne. 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

11% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$654/mo more in state tax than Melbourne

vs 0% in Melbourne

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$438 less than Melbourne

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

04a house here

$398k

14% more expensive than Melbourne

vs $351k in Melbourne

05metro size

3.7M

vs 644k in Melbourne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Melbourne edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Melbourne's 0.

·outdoorscore

76/100

38% higher than Melbourne

vs 55/100 in Melbourne

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

·walk score®

93/100

11% higher than Melbourne

vs 84/100 in Melbourne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

6400% more than Melbourne

vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne

04 · see also

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