$100k salary, packing up from Salem
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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.
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the verdict
less monthly outlay than Salem
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Minneapolis is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
2% more expensive than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
7.85%
$75/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,000/mo
$38 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
12% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
3.7M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Salem gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Salem's 1.
A month here packs 157.0× the events of Salem.
76/100
10% higher than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
130
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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