Heron Lake, MN Cost Of Living

Heron Lake 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	Heron Lake	Minnesota	National
Cost of living index	85	102	100
Index	Heron Lake	Minnesota	National
Goods & Services index	104	105	100
Groceries index	100	106	100
Health care index	119	113	100
Housing index	47	100	100
Transportation index	98	103	100
Utilities index	91	89	100

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The cost of living in Heron Lake is 17% lower than the Minnesota average.
The cost of living in Heron Lake is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Heron Lake is 53% lower 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	$48,393	$4,033	$1,129	$1,452
Renters	$32,083	$2,674	$749	$963

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	Heron Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.33	$16.09	32.6%
Beauty Salon	$30.11	$37.33	19.3%
Toothpaste	$2.64	$2.45	7.7%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	6.4%
Movie	$10.03	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$4.83	$4.93	2.1%

Groceries

Item	Heron Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.29	$3.80	13.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.11	$1.40	50.8%
Milk	$1.81	$2.01	9.8%
Potatoes	$2.91	$3.01	3.3%
Pizza	$9.82	$9.89	0.6%
Beer	$8.21	$8.90	7.8%

Health Care

Item	Heron Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$90.13	$102.16	11.8%
Doctor	$165.00	$108.36	52.3%
Dentist	$108.33	$92.53	17.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.19	$9.28	0.9%
Lipitor	$392.31	$425.82	7.9%

Housing

Item	Heron Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,800.00	$184,700.00	60.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$835.42	$1,202.44	30.5%
Apartment Rent	$606.00	$949.00	36.1%

Transportation

Item	Heron Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.22	$2.24	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$44.89	$46.29	3.0%

Utilities

Item	Heron Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.74	$165.96	8.0%
Phone	$25.99	$28.68	9.4%

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.
Kinbrae, MN	2	96	-4%
Dundee, MN	105	73	-27%
Wilder, MN	42	79	-21%
Bingham Lake, MN	113	80	-20%
Okabena, MN	174	79	-21%
Heron Lake, MN	708	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bingen, WA	708	103	3%
Confluence, PA	708	84	-16%
Deal, NJ	708	247	147%
Quiogue, NY	708	147	47%
Alba, TX	708	81	-19%
Heron Lake, MN	708	85	-15%

Source: The Heron Lake, MN cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Heron Lake, MN Cost of Living