$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
changea dispatch from
albuquerque
NM
35.08°N
106.65°W
Albuquerque is green chile on everything, the Sandia Mountains turning pink at sunset (the name literally means watermelon), and the Balloon Fiesta in October when 500+ hot air balloons fill the sky. The old town adobes feel like the 1700s, the food fuses Native, Mexican, and Spanish in ways you won't get anywhere else. Breaking Bad fans will recognize half the city, and locals are good-natured about it.
in our guides
the verdict
under Minneapolis, every month
Albuquerque is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
11% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
5.9%
$163/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,353/mo
$353 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
12% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
924k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 34 days above 95° vs Minneapolis's 1.
Lighter on events: Minneapolis packs 3.7× more into a month.
81/100
7% higher than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
1% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
23
82% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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