| Index | Dassel | Minnesota | National |
| Cost of living | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 84 | 100 | 100 |
| Transportation | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 106 | 104 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 102 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 99 | 99 | 100 |

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| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $112,740 | $9,395 | $2,630 | $3,383 |
| Renters | $75,798 | $6,317 | $1,769 | $2,274 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | 7.875% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Minnesota | 5.35% | 9.85% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Cedar Mills, MN | 42 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Darwin, MN | 312 | 90 | 9.9% |
| Kingston, MN | 227 | 91 | 9.1% |
| Silver Lake, MN | 938 | 90 | 10.2% |
| Lester Prairie, MN | 1,776 | 92 | 7.8% |
| Dassel, MN | 1,501 | 96 | 4.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fyffe, AL | 1,501 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Rogersville, AL | 1,501 | 87 | 13.5% |
| Arden on the Severn, MD | 1,501 | 135 | 35.0% |
| Bressler, PA | 1,501 | 91 | 8.8% |
| Gregory, SD | 1,501 | 84 | 16.2% |
| Dassel, MN | 1,501 | 96 | 4.3% |