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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

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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

$283

more each month than Wilmington ran you

Minneapolis runs a little pricier than Wilmington. 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

0% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$279/mo more in state tax than Wilmington

vs 4.5% in Wilmington

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$283 less than Wilmington

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

04a house here

$398k

11% cheaper than Wilmington

vs $448k in Wilmington

05metro size

3.7M

vs 467k in Wilmington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Wilmington's 1.

7.8× the events of Wilmington, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

41% higher than Wilmington

vs 54/100 in Wilmington

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

·walk score®

93/100

39% higher than Wilmington

vs 67/100 in Wilmington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

2500% more than Wilmington

vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington

04 · see also

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