Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 18%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Brooklyn Center	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	99	103	100
Goods & Services	110	108	100
Groceries	102	104	100
Health care	98	107	100
Housing	82	100	100
Transportation	106	99	100
Utilities	97	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Brooklyn Center is 5% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Brooklyn Center is 1% lower than the national average
Brooklyn Center housing is 18% lower than the national average
Minnesota general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average
Minnesota state income tax is 117% 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	$63,986	$5,332	$1,493	$1,920
Renters	$28,904	$2,409	$674	$867

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Brooklyn Center, MN, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Brooklyn Center homeowners, is $63,986. This would allow for a maximum of $1,493 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $28,904 which would result in a maximum of $674 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Brooklyn Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.99	$20.27	23.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.26	$40.39	12.7%
Toothpaste	$3.35	$2.36	41.9%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.08	3.4%
Movie	$9.80	$10.99	10.8%
Bowling	$28.70	$15.49	85.3%

Groceries

Item	Brooklyn Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$4.30	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.02	$1.40	44.1%
Milk	$2.52	$2.20	14.4%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.22	0.4%
Pizza	$13.00	$10.74	21.1%
Beer	$9.02	$9.60	6.0%

Health Care

Item	Brooklyn Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$90.04	$109.73	17.9%
Doctor	$145.70	$118.34	23.1%
Dentist	$87.08	$100.94	13.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.75	$9.93	8.2%
Lipitor	$439.28	$469.53	6.4%

Housing

Item	Brooklyn Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$140,000.00	$184,700.00	24.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,209.19	$1,229.62	1.7%
Apartment Rent	$930.00	$949.00	2.0%

Transportation

Item	Brooklyn Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.67	$2.71	1.5%
Tire Balancing	$61.39	$51.86	18.4%

Utilities

Item	Brooklyn Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.80	$170.84	4.7%
Phone	$184.36	$187.18	1.5%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South End, MN	26	79	20.9%
Hilltop, MN	799	82	18.4%
St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN	106	87	13.2%
Lexington, MN	1,965	100	0.2%
South St. Paul, MN	20,281	100	0.2%
Brooklyn Center, MN	30,785	99	1.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Holladay, UT	30,793	121	21.0%
Oceanside, NY	30,813	153	52.7%
Sainte-Julie, QC	30,753	n/a
Granger, IN	30,819	101	1.3%
Dover, NH	30,750	114	14.4%
Brooklyn Center, MN	30,785	99	1.5%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.