| Index | Starbuck | Minnesota | National |
| Cost of living | 91 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 69 | 100 | 100 |
| Transportation | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 106 | 104 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 102 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 99 | 99 | 100 |

| Cost of living index | |
| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | |
| Lifestyle index | |
| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $93,780 | $7,815 | $2,188 | $2,814 |
| Renters | $42,905 | $3,575 | $1,001 | $1,287 |
| 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. |
| Sedan, MN | 46 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Kensington, MN | 234 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Farwell, MN | 27 | 86 | 13.9% |
| Cyrus, MN | 343 | 87 | 13.1% |
| Hancock, MN | 764 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Starbuck, MN | 1,393 | 91 | 8.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Contoocook, NH | 1,393 | 110 | 9.6% |
| Claude, TX | 1,393 | 96 | 3.7% |
| Coulee Dam, WA | 1,393 | 103 | 3.4% |
| Chisholm, ON | 1,393 | n/a | |
| Peach Springs, AZ | 1,394 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Starbuck, MN | 1,393 | 91 | 8.9% |