What big cities are near Minneapolis, MN?

Within 100 miles of Minneapolis: St. Paul (13 mi southeast).

Is it worth driving out of Minneapolis to save sales tax?

Only on large purchases, and only where the seller is origin-sourced. Most states tax by delivery address, so a car or appliance delivered to Minneapolis is taxed at the 9.025% local rate regardless of where you bought it.

Cities near Minneapolis, MN

Quick answer

The nearest major metro to Minneapolis is St. Paul, MN, 13 miles southeast — roughly 26 min by road. Its combined sales tax rate is 9.875% against 9.025% in Minneapolis.

Within 25 mi

1covered metros

Within 50 mi

1covered metros

Within 100 mi

1covered metros

Within 250 mi

4covered metros

Distance to nearby metros

Great-circle distance from the Minneapolis centroid (45.050, -93.246).

Metros near Minneapolis, MN with straight-line distance, estimated drive time and combined sales tax rate
Metro	Straight line	Est. drive	Direction	Combined rate
St. Paul, MN	12.5 mi	26 min	southeast	9.875%
Sioux Falls, SD	203.5 mi	3 hr 56 min	southwest	6.2%
Fargo, ND	213.0 mi	4 hr 7 min	northwest	7.5%
Des Moines, IA	239.0 mi	4 hr 38 min	south	7%

Source: Place centroids: USGS/Census public-domain coordinates · rates as published for 2026

How these distances are calculated

Straight-line figures are great-circle distances between incorporated-place centroids using the haversine formula on a 3,958.76-mile mean-radius sphere — exact to within a few metres for this purpose. Drive time is an estimate: road distance is modelled at 1.2× the straight line (the standard North American circuity factor) at 62 mph for trips over 60 miles and 35 mph below that. It is not a routed itinerary and ignores traffic, terrain and tolls.

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