| Index | South End | Minnesota | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 103 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 111 | 108 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 104 | 100 |
| Health care | 98 | 107 | 100 |
| Housing | 18 | 100 | 100 |
| Transportation | 105 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 97 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $13,750 | $1,146 | $321 | $413 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | South End | 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% |
| Item | South End | 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% |
| Item | South End | 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% |
| Item | South End | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $32,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 82.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,197.54 | $1,229.62 | 2.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | South End | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.66 | $2.71 | 1.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $60.81 | $51.86 | 17.3% |
| Item | South End | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $158.18 | $170.84 | 7.4% |
| Phone | $185.49 | $187.18 | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Landfall, MN | 793 | 76 | 24.0% |
| Hilltop, MN | 799 | 82 | 18.4% |
| St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN | 106 | 87 | 13.2% |
| Brooklyn Center, MN | 30,785 | 99 | 1.5% |
| South St. Paul, MN | 20,281 | 100 | 0.2% |
| South End, MN | 26 | 79 | 20.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Elfin Cove, AK | 26 | 161 | 61.1% |
| Oscarville, AK | 26 | 96 | 4.2% |
| Tibbie, AL | 26 | 95 | 5.0% |
| Mojave Ranch Estates, AZ | 26 | 90 | 10.3% |
| Edge Hill, GA | 26 | 89 | 10.7% |
| South End, MN | 26 | 79 | 20.9% |
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