The Twin Cities vs Seattle Similiar cities? (compared, populations, Chicago)

[Kaszilla]

How do these two cities match up? I hear from time to time that Seattle and the twin cities are very similar. They have similiar populations and demographics. I hear they have a similiar vibe as well. I'm originally from Mpls but never visited Seattle though I would love to as I do have family who lives there. For two cities that are supposedly very similiar, I never see them compared on here much. Would you consider Seattle and MSP to be similiar cities or even peers?

[mhays25]

Sort of. They both have single-family vernaculars but lots of multifamily infill, massive public universities in their cores, and strong downtowns. Both are progressive.

Seattle's urban core, tech, transit/walk commute shares, and international diversity are on a different level however. MSP is on a different level by bike share and affordability.

[TheProf]

The only major similarity is that both cities (actually Seattle and the Twin Cit(ies)) are trendy with young urban whites, esp hipsters.

In terms of typography, weather, overall walkability, transit, culture, residential and commercial architecture, among other things, they are very different.

[Need4Camaro]

Minneapolis did 'mildly' remind me of Seattle, but not strikingly...they seemed to have some similarities though...especially in terms of shopping and how they design their malls.

Twincities honestly reminds me alittle more of what happens when you put DFW too close to Canada.

[Kaszilla]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Minneapolis did 'mildly' remind me of Seattle, but not strikingly...they seemed to have some similarities though...especially in terms of shopping and how they design their malls.

Twincities honestly reminds me alittle more of what happens when you put DFW too close to Canada.

I don't know how accurate walk scores and transit scores are, but they're ranked similarly.

[mhays25]

The 2018 ACS had Seattle leading pedestrian commutes 12.1% to 7.6%.

Transit 23.1% to 13.1%.

Bike commutes 3.8% to 3.4%...didn't expect that one because Minneapolis often leads bike lists.

Drove alone 44.4% to 62.0%. Seattle was lower than Chicago and Philly, though that's unfair since they're larger areas.

[citidata18]

Culturally, Minneapolis and Seattle are somewhat similar. But I think that's where the similarities end.

In reality, it's more like a small Dallas.

[Kaszilla]

They have similar densities too

[mhays25]

They're not far off, but Seattle has shot past it with in-city growth around 25% in the past decade, now well into the 9,000s.

[Enean]

I've been to both, and similarities may exist in some statistics, but I think that's where it ends. Minneapolis is definitely more affordable, and both are, somewhat, isolated. Having lived in Milwaukee and Chicago, I loved the fact that both cities have such a prominent water factor. For that reason, I would choose Seattle (if I could afford it).