Cost of Living in Minneapolis (apartment, property tax, price)

[Cbsteffen]

Does it cost a lot of money to live in Minneapolis? I think about living there someday if I decide I like it after visiting at least once.

[uptown_urbanist]

Depends on what you think is "a lot." It's not the cheapest city out there, but it's not the most expensive, either. I happen to think it offers a lot in return for the price (yet remains doable for the average middle class individual or family), but others disagree.

[gearedtowardssalad]

The midwest as a whole is fairly affordable.

[stmp692]

Originally Posted by Cbsteffen

Does it cost a lot of money to live in Minneapolis? I think about living there someday if I decide I like it after visiting at least once.

What's your frame of reference for cheap?

[knke0204]

1 BR 1 BA 3 Blocks from Pacific Ocean in San Diego= $1400/mo

1 BR 1 BA 3 Blocks from nowhere in MPLS < $1400/mo.

You get what you pay for. MPLS is a tad bit more expensive than your run of the mill midwest town, but more affordable than most major cities across the USA.

[Bignellyxx]

I have only lived in Minneapolis for about 2 years now....have come to idea that the little extra I pay in property taxes and slightly larger property tax is just an extra fee for being closer to things and able to enjoy more free activities…(i.e. the lakes)

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by knke0204

1 BR 1 BA 3 Blocks from Pacific Ocean in San Diego= $1400/mo

1 BR 1 BA 3 Blocks from nowhere in MPLS < $1400/mo.

You get what you pay for. MPLS is a tad bit more expensive than your run of the mill midwest town, but more affordable than most major cities across the USA.

Where do you get your information? I seriously doubt that an apartment in San Diego that is that close to the ocean goes for $1400-unless it is in a ghetto. San Diego is one of the most expensive places to live in the nation.

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Use a website like this one and you can compare the cost of living in Minneapolis to the city you're currently living in or another city:

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Minneapolis is much cheaper than places on either coast and slightly cheaper than Chicago but obviously more expensive than most smaller towns in the midwest.

[knke0204]

Originally Posted by golfgal

Where do you get your information? I seriously doubt that an apartment in San Diego that is that close to the ocean goes for $1400-unless it is in a ghetto. San Diego is one of the most expensive places to live in the nation.

my friends who live there. it was in Pacific Beach. near Garnet Avenue and Feldspar.

I wouldn't lie, and I certainly wouldn't manufacture stories over the internet.

Actually my cousins live there, but not at the $1400 place. The $1400 place is where we visited one of his friends, and it was nothing pretty. I mean nice area, but nothing great. It was extremely small, just a living room, kitchen and bedroom attatched to a bathroom.

You seriously think that a 300 sq ft 1 BR 1/2 BA in San Diego would go for more than $1400 a month? It's not like San Diego is Monaco.

[demtion35]

Originally Posted by Cbsteffen

Does it cost a lot of money to live in Minneapolis? I think about living there someday if I decide I like it after visiting at least once.

No, it does not cost alot of money to live in Minneapolis. Anybody knows that...