$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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
under Portland, every month
Minneapolis gives you room Portland doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
27% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
7.85%
$29/mo more in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,000/mo
$577 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
27% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
3.7M
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Portland only manages 145 of those. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 19 in Portland.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.1× more on the calendar than Portland.
76/100
7% higher than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
130
6400% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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