Cost Of Living in Twin Lakes, MN

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3%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

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	Twin Lakes	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	97	99	100
Goods & Services	92	100	100
Groceries	94	98	100
Health care	104	109	100
Housing	99	100	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	109	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Twin Lakes is 2% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Twin Lakes is 3% lower than the national average
Twin Lakes housing is 1% 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	$54,583	$4,549	$1,274	$1,638
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Twin Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$24.26	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$38.00	$45.56	16.6%
Toothpaste	$3.88	$3.70	4.7%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	18.5%
Movie	$8.02	$12.13	33.9%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Twin Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.52	$5.84	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.5%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.2%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.2%
Pizza	$10.49	$12.09	13.2%
Beer	$10.11	$10.41	2.9%

Health Care

Item	Twin Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.67	$125.68	11.9%
Doctor	$169.50	$135.78	24.8%
Dentist	$96.00	$113.29	15.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.06	$10.65	5.5%
Lipitor	$517.00	$468.60	10.3%

Housing

Item	Twin Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$183,300.00	$184,700.00	0.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,952.91	$2,346.69	16.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Twin Lakes	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$57.00	$59.92	4.9%

Utilities

Item	Twin Lakes	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.79	$193.99	14.8%
Phone	$191.52	$192.25	0.4%

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.
West Roy Lake, MN	38	96	4.1%
The Ranch, MN	3	96	4.1%
White Earth, MN	478	77	22.6%
Twin Lakes city, MN	168	77	22.5%
Rice Lake CDP, MN	349	78	21.6%
Twin Lakes, MN	249	97	3.1%

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