same $100k income, fresh start from Rochester
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
more expensive each month than Rochester
You'd pay for Minneapolis. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
9% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
7.85%
$167/mo more in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,000/mo
$312 less than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
46% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
3.7M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Rochester keeps to 147 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 48 in Rochester.
5.2× the events of Rochester, and the calendar shows it.
76/100
31% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
130
622% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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