$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
changea dispatch from
riverside
CA
33.98°N
117.37°W
Riverside is where the navel orange got its start in America, with the parent tree from 1873 still alive and producing fruit on a downtown corner. The Mission Inn is a wildly ornate Spanish Revival hotel that hosts the country's biggest holiday lights festival. Riverside's downtown is genuinely walkable, with citrus groves still scattered through the foothills. Summers are dry and bright, with the foothills cooling the evenings.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Minneapolis
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
48% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
9.3%
$121/mo more in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$5,065/mo
$935 less than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
49% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
4.7M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Minneapolis only logs 147 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 47 days top 95° here, 1 in Minneapolis.
Lighter on events: Minneapolis packs 26.2× more into a month.
69/100
9% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
1% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
14
89% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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