Eagan, Minnesota Cost Of Living

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

29%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Eagan	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	113	103	100
Goods & Services	111	108	100
Groceries	102	104	100
Health care	98	107	100
Housing	129	100	100
Transportation	105	99	100
Utilities	95	97	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Eagan is 9% higher than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Eagan is 13% higher than the national average
Eagan housing is 29% higher 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	$103,690	$8,641	$2,419	$3,111
Renters	$53,027	$4,419	$1,237	$1,591

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Eagan, 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 Eagan homeowners, is $103,690. This would allow for a maximum of $2,419 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $53,027 which would result in a maximum of $1,237 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	Eagan	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.02	$20.27	23.4%
Beauty Salon	$36.08	$40.39	10.7%
Toothpaste	$3.32	$2.36	40.9%
Shampoo	$1.10	$1.08	2.5%
Movie	$10.36	$10.99	5.7%
Bowling	$29.34	$15.49	89.4%

Groceries

Item	Eagan	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.46	$4.30	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$2.23	$1.40	59.6%
Milk	$2.55	$2.20	15.6%
Potatoes	$3.22	$3.22	0.1%
Pizza	$13.04	$10.74	21.4%
Beer	$9.00	$9.60	6.2%

Health Care

Item	Eagan	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.05	$109.73	17.0%
Doctor	$147.35	$118.34	24.5%
Dentist	$85.40	$100.94	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.83	$9.93	9.0%
Lipitor	$441.75	$469.53	5.9%

Housing

Item	Eagan	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$251,500.00	$184,700.00	36.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,197.54	$1,229.62	2.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,074.00	$949.00	13.2%

Transportation

Item	Eagan	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.66	$2.71	1.8%
Tire Balancing	$60.81	$51.86	17.3%

Utilities

Item	Eagan	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.18	$170.84	7.4%
Phone	$185.49	$187.18	0.9%

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.
Landfall, MN	793	76	24.0%
South End, MN	26	79	20.9%
St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN	106	87	13.2%
South St. Paul, MN	20,281	100	0.2%
Robbinsdale, MN	14,382	101	1.0%
Eagan, MN	65,874	113	12.6%

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Bayonne, NJ	65,772	123	23.0%
North Little Rock, AR	66,042	92	8.1%
Homestead, FL	65,688	100	0.5%
Gaithersburg, MD	66,104	132	32.3%
Harlingen, TX	65,634	75	24.6%
Eagan, MN	65,874	113	12.6%

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