| Index | Rush City | Minnesota | National |
| Cost of living | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 86 | 100 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 104 | 104 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 102 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 97 | 99 | 100 |

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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $103,523 | $8,627 | $2,415 | $3,106 |
| Renters | $31,087 | $2,591 | $725 | $933 |
| 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. |
| Stanchfield, MN | 74 | 100 | 0.4% |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1,306 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Grasston, MN | 159 | 88 | 11.9% |
| Henriette, MN | 61 | 88 | 11.6% |
| Pine City, MN | 3,218 | 92 | 7.5% |
| Rush City, MN | 3,262 | 96 | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Oak Ridge North, TX | 3,262 | 119 | 18.5% |
| Surf City, NC | 3,261 | 116 | 15.8% |
| Nyssa, OR | 3,261 | 89 | 11.3% |
| Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC | 3,261 | n/a | |
| Bifrost-Riverton, MB | 3,261 | n/a | |
| Rush City, MN | 3,262 | 96 | 3.8% |