Cost Of Living in Winsted, MN

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

23%

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	Winsted	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	90	99	100
Goods & Services	95	100	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	101	109	100
Housing	77	100	100
Transportation	97	97	100
Utilities	95	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Winsted is 9% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Winsted is 10% lower than the national average
Winsted housing is 23% 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	$58,125	$4,844	$1,356	$1,744
Renters	$18,077	$1,506	$422	$542

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	Winsted	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.86	$24.26	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.00	$45.56	18.8%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	16.9%
Movie	$11.32	$12.13	6.7%
Bowling	$25.68	$18.00	42.6%

Groceries

Item	Winsted	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.75	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.2%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.76	$4.93	3.5%
Pizza	$13.00	$12.09	7.6%
Beer	$9.44	$10.41	9.3%

Health Care

Item	Winsted	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.72	$125.68	10.3%
Doctor	$164.15	$135.78	20.9%
Dentist	$95.01	$113.29	16.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.71	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$499.35	$468.60	6.6%

Housing

Item	Winsted	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$150,900.00	$184,700.00	18.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,983.77	$2,346.69	15.5%
Apartment Rent	$634.00	$949.00	33.2%

Transportation

Item	Winsted	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.32	$3.46	4.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.91	$59.92	0.0%

Utilities

Item	Winsted	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.11	$193.99	7.2%
Phone	$187.59	$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.
Silver Lake, MN	906	94	5.8%
Lester Prairie, MN	1,719	91	9.1%
Cokato, MN	2,726	97	3.4%
Dassel, MN	1,443	97	2.6%
Plato, MN	226	92	8.0%
Winsted, MN	2,036	90	9.5%

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Winsted, MN	2,036	90	9.5%