Cost Of Living in Spring Grove, MN

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20%

Overall NAT. AVG.

19%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

38%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Spring Grove	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	80	99	100
Goods & Services	82	100	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	102	109	100
Housing	62	100	100
Transportation	96	97	100
Utilities	85	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Spring Grove is 19% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Spring Grove is 20% lower than the national average
Spring Grove housing is 38% lower than the national average
Minnesota general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average
Minnesota state income tax is 106% 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	$60,833	$5,069	$1,419	$1,825
Renters	$21,875	$1,823	$510	$656

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	Spring Grove	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.76	$24.26	18.6%
Beauty Salon	$29.46	$45.56	35.3%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$12.84	$12.13	5.8%
Bowling	$11.50	$18.00	36.1%

Groceries

Item	Spring Grove	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$5.84	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.1%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$4.85	$4.93	1.7%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.73	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Spring Grove	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.20	$125.68	26.7%
Doctor	$151.67	$135.78	11.7%
Dentist	$100.97	$113.29	10.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.30	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$486.24	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Spring Grove	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$94,900.00	$184,700.00	48.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,073.36	$2,346.69	11.6%
Apartment Rent	$826.00	$949.00	13.0%

Transportation

Item	Spring Grove	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$53.77	$59.92	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Spring Grove	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.73	$193.99	23.8%
Phone	$187.56	$192.25	2.4%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Canton, MN	444	83	17.4%
Mabel, MN	797	87	13.2%
Eitzen, MN	279	86	14.4%
Caledonia, MN	2,759	90	10.1%
Houston, MN	984	90	10.0%
Spring Grove, MN	1,446	80	20.1%

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