Index | Brainerd | Minnesota | National |
Cost of living index | 91 | 102 | 100 |
Index | Brainerd | Minnesota | National |
Goods & Services index | 103 | 105 | 100 |
Groceries index | 115 | 106 | 100 |
Health care index | 124 | 113 | 100 |
Housing index | 62 | 100 | 100 |
Transportation index | 101 | 103 | 100 |
Utilities index | 85 | 89 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $46,988 | $3,916 | $1,096 | $1,410 |
Renters | $25,058 | $2,088 | $585 | $752 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Minnesota | 6.875% | 7.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Minnesota | 5.35% | 9.85% |
Item | Brainerd | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.00 | $16.09 | 5.7% |
Beauty Salon | $32.17 | $37.33 | 13.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.93 | $2.45 | 19.9% |
Shampoo | $1.53 | $1.00 | 53.3% |
Movie | $9.25 | $10.28 | 10.0% |
Bowling | $4.07 | $4.93 | 17.4% |
Item | Brainerd | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.79 | $3.80 | 0.3% |
Fried Chicken | $2.22 | $1.40 | 58.9% |
Milk | $2.29 | $2.01 | 14.1% |
Potatoes | $3.02 | $3.01 | 0.2% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $9.89 | 1.1% |
Beer | $9.79 | $8.90 | 10.0% |
Item | Brainerd | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $132.83 | $102.16 | 30.0% |
Doctor | $184.50 | $108.36 | 70.3% |
Dentist | $89.10 | $92.53 | 3.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.63 | $9.28 | 3.8% |
Lipitor | $480.16 | $425.82 | 12.8% |
Item | Brainerd | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $106,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 42.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $823.98 | $1,202.44 | 31.5% |
Apartment Rent | $683.00 | $949.00 | 28.0% |
Item | Brainerd | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.30 | $2.24 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $45.09 | $46.29 | 2.6% |
Item | Brainerd | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $162.68 | $165.96 | 2.0% |
Phone | $19.99 | $28.68 | 30.3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Merrifield, MN | 117 | 103 | 3% |
Deerwood, MN | 634 | 87 | -13% |
Ironton, MN | 713 | 88 | -12% |
Trommald, MN | 100 | 90 | -10% |
Crosby, MN | 2,537 | 91 | -9% |
Brainerd, MN | 13,440 | 91 | -9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Stony Brook, NY | 13,437 | 154 | 54% |
Hot Springs Village, AR | 13,443 | 98 | -2% |
Druid Hills, GA | 13,444 | 136 | 36% |
Hidalgo, TX | 13,449 | 73 | -27% |
North Mankato, MN | 13,451 | 98 | -2% |
Brainerd, MN | 13,440 | 91 | -9% |