| Index | Dayton's Bluff | St. Paul | Minnesota |
| Cost of living | 99 | 103 | 99 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 104 | 104 | 101 |
| Health care | 96 | 96 | 102 |
| Housing | 100 | 114 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 97 | 96 |
| Utilities | 94 | 94 | 95 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $77,207 | $6,434 | $1,801 | $2,316 |
| 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 | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.24 | $27.62 | 9.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.42 | $51.11 | 17.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.99 | $4.09 | 2.5% |
| Shampoo | $2.04 | $1.54 | 32.3% |
| Movie | $11.86 | $12.88 | 7.9% |
| Yoga | $30.49 | $19.66 | 55.1% |
| Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.87 | $7.70 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.49 | $1.66 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.62 | $4.73 | 2.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.03 | $5.26 | 4.3% |
| Pizza | $13.68 | $12.76 | 7.2% |
| Beer | $9.62 | $10.55 | 8.8% |
| Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $128.18 | $140.06 | 8.5% |
| Doctor | $181.50 | $153.82 | 18.0% |
| Dentist | $102.50 | $123.15 | 16.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.92 | $11.73 | 1.6% |
| Lipitor | $20.56 | $23.61 | 12.9% |
| Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $383,584.00 | $326,622.00 | 17.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,900.18 | $2,480.25 | 23.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,511.00 | $1,444.00 | 4.6% |
| Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.94 | $3.06 | 3.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $64.14 | $65.21 | 1.6% |
| Item | St. Paul | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $201.02 | $220.12 | 8.7% |
| Phone | $194.82 | $195.71 | 0.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Houlton, WI | 109 | 99 | 1.4% |
| Landfall, MN | 819 | 71 | 28.9% |
| South End, MN | 66 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Hilltop, MN | 1,045 | 78 | 22.5% |
| St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN | 108 | 81 | 19.2% |
| St. Paul, MN | 315,338 | 103 | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| St. Louis, MO | 315,543 | 90 | 10.0% |
| Stockton, CA | 318,307 | 130 | 30.2% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 310,293 | 96 | 3.9% |
| Henderson, NV | 320,734 | 118 | 17.6% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 309,429 | 94 | 5.6% |
| St. Paul, MN | 315,338 | 103 | 3.1% |
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