01 · the cities
Minneapolis
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.
full dispatch→Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan, with the Big House (Michigan Stadium) holding over 107,000 people on football Saturdays, making it briefly the third-largest city in Michigan. Downtown is tree-lined brick streets, great independent bookstores, and a food scene with strong Middle Eastern and Korean energy. Zingerman's Deli is a national pilgrimage. The Huron River runs through. College town energy at its best.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,679/mo
$2,082/mo
$403/mo more than Minneapolis (19%)
Median home price
Median home price
$398k
$429k
$31k more than Minneapolis
State income tax
State income tax
7.8%
4.3%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,000/mo
$5,897/mo
Minneapolis has $103/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
147 days
154 days
7 more than Minneapolis
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
84 days
51 days
days below 20°F per year
Minneapolis drops below 20°F on 33 more days per year than Ann Arbor.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
76 / 100
56 / 100
20.0 pts behind Minneapolis
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
130 routes
135 routes
5 more direct routes than Minneapolis
Metro size
Metro size
3.7M metro
366k metro
Minneapolis has 11.2x more events per month than Ann Arbor.
the verdict
4
Minneapolis
categories won
4
Ann Arbor
categories won
Minneapolis wins on money, Ann Arbor wins on weather. Dead even.
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