| Index | Winthrop | Minnesota | National |
| Cost of living | 89 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 63 | 100 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 106 | 104 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 104 | 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 | $86,056 | $7,171 | $2,008 | $2,582 |
| Renters | $58,286 | $4,857 | $1,360 | $1,749 |
| 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. |
| Gibbon, MN | 827 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Stewart, MN | 628 | 85 | 14.5% |
| Buffalo Lake, MN | 672 | 86 | 13.7% |
| Brownton, MN | 567 | 85 | 15.3% |
| Lafayette, MN | 562 | 88 | 12.3% |
| Winthrop, MN | 1,343 | 89 | 10.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Melcher-Dallas, IA | 1,343 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Harristown, IL | 1,343 | 86 | 14.1% |
| Sand Lake, MI | 1,343 | 85 | 14.9% |
| Fulda, MN | 1,343 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Larimore, ND | 1,343 | 91 | 9.3% |
| Winthrop, MN | 1,343 | 89 | 10.7% |