Cost Of Living In Afton, MN

Afton cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Afton	Minnesota	National
Cost of living index	136	102	100
Index	Afton	Minnesota	National
Goods & Services index	108	106	100
Groceries index	104	105	100
Health care index	106	110	100
Housing index	211	101	100
Transportation index	97	98	100
Utilities index	94	91	100

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The cost of living in Afton is 33% higher than the Minnesota average.
The cost of living in Afton is 36% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Afton is 111% higher than the national average.
Minnesota general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average.
Minnesota state income tax is 141% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$107,794	$8,983	$2,515	$3,234
Renters	$38,958	$3,247	$909	$1,169

Minnesota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Minnesota	6.875%	7.875%

Minnesota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Minnesota	5.35%	9.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Afton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.91	$15.56	60.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.76	$36.11	6.5%
Toothpaste	$3.41	$2.47	37.8%
Shampoo	$1.04	$0.96	7.8%
Movie	$9.85	$10.13	2.8%
Bowling	$4.06	$4.74	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Afton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.98	2.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.94	$1.41	37.9%
Milk	$2.17	$2.06	5.0%
Potatoes	$3.19	$2.98	7.0%
Pizza	$10.59	$9.47	11.8%
Beer	$8.92	$8.79	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Afton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$81.20	$101.04	19.6%
Doctor	$134.89	$107.44	25.5%
Dentist	$87.31	$90.42	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.78	$9.28	27.0%
Lipitor	$406.73	$426.50	4.6%

Housing

Item	Afton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$409,700.00	$175,700.00	133.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,182.68	$1,133.23	4.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,479.00	$920.00	60.8%

Transportation

Item	Afton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.85	$1.99	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$48.94	$45.76	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Afton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.69	$163.81	0.7%
Phone	$24.99	$28.39	12.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Landfall, MN	796	78	-22%
St. Paul Park, MN	5,327	99	-1%
Roberts, WI	1,701	100	-0%
Newport, MN	3,455	100	-0%
South St. Paul, MN	20,368	100	-0%
Afton, MN	2,912	136	36%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Douglas, MA	2,912	124	24%
Clearlake Riviera, CA	2,912	107	7%
Terra Bella, CA	2,912	96	-4%
Louisa, KY	2,912	85	-15%
Pearl River, LA	2,912	93	-7%
Afton, MN	2,912	136	36%

Source: The Afton, MN cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Afton, MN Cost of Living