Woodbury cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Woodbury	Minnesota	National
Cost of living index	118	102	100
Index	Woodbury	Minnesota	National
Goods & Services index	107	105	100
Groceries index	105	106	100
Health care index	106	113	100
Housing index	151	100	100
Transportation index	105	103	100
Utilities index	90	89	100

A general summary of the cost of living index in Woodbury, MN is shown above. Compared to the state average of Minnesota the cost of living index in Woodbury, MN is 118, which is 15% higher than the average in Minnesota and compared to the national average it is 18% higher than. The cost of living index is made up of several categories. These are transportation at 9%, utilities at 10%, goods and services at 33%, housing at 30%, groceries at 13%, and health care at 5%. The bulk of the cost of living index comes from the categories of goods and services and housing. If you look at everyday goods and services they can be a good indicator in a certain city of the general costs of goods there. In Woodbury, MN goods and services come in at 2% higher than the average in Minnesota and are 7% higher than compared to the nationwide average.

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The cost of living in Woodbury is 15% higher than the Minnesota average.
The cost of living in Woodbury is 18% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Woodbury is 51% higher than the national average.
Minnesota general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average.
Minnesota state income tax is 141% 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	$113,993	$9,499	$2,660	$3,420
Renters	$66,623	$5,552	$1,554	$1,999

The affordability of the housing market in Woodbury, MN as well as the overall cost of living can be indicated accurately by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should ever be used on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Woodbury, MN homeowners, the median income is $113,993. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,660 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $66,623. This indicates that renters should have a maximum of $1,554 used for their rent related monthly costs.

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%

For those who live in Woodbury, MN and want to know what the true cost of living is, they ought to look at both the Minnesota income tax rate and the Minnesota sales tax rate. By sales tax, we mean the taxes that are included whenever a person is purchasing any goods or services. The amount that is taxed depends upon the particular state, where some states have a sales tax of zero percent while others can have a tax higher than seven percent. In Minnesota, the sales tax is 6.875%, while the most you'll pay in surtax is 7.875%. There is also income tax to consider, which is based upon the amount of money made in a year. Just like sales tax, income tax depends upon the particular state but also depends upon what tax bracket the person is in. Income tax for the state can be higher than nine percent in some states to zero percent in others. For those that live in Minnesota, the income tax rate ranges between 5.35% to 9.85%.

Goods & Services

Item	Woodbury	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.35	$16.09	39.0%
Beauty Salon	$35.96	$37.33	3.7%
Toothpaste	$3.33	$2.45	35.9%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.9%
Movie	$10.02	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$3.95	$4.93	19.8%

Groceries

Item	Woodbury	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.16	$3.80	9.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.97	$1.40	41.3%
Milk	$2.22	$2.01	10.4%
Potatoes	$3.33	$3.01	10.5%
Pizza	$11.55	$9.89	16.8%
Beer	$8.97	$8.90	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Woodbury	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.02	$102.16	16.8%
Doctor	$135.93	$108.36	25.4%
Dentist	$84.21	$92.53	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.98	$9.28	29.1%
Lipitor	$423.18	$425.82	0.6%

Housing

Item	Woodbury	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$282,700.00	$184,700.00	53.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,261.54	$1,202.44	4.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,399.00	$949.00	47.4%

Transportation

Item	Woodbury	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.24	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$53.80	$46.29	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Woodbury	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.14	$165.96	7.7%
Phone	$24.99	$28.68	12.9%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Landfall, MN	793	75	-25%
South End, MN	26	78	-22%
Hilltop, MN	799	81	-19%
St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN	106	86	-14%
Somerset, WI	2,686	98	-2%
Woodbury, MN	66,699	118	18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oshkosh, WI	66,713	90	-10%
Portland, ME	66,649	114	14%
Palo Alto, CA	66,649	301	201%
Camarillo, CA	66,630	151	51%
St. Cloud, MN	66,770	96	-4%
Woodbury, MN	66,699	118	18%

Source: The Woodbury, MN cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Woodbury, MN Cost of Living