Cost Of Living in Alpha, MN

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	Alpha	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	81	99	100
Goods & Services	98	100	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	111	109	100
Housing	42	100	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	92	93	100

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The cost of living in Alpha is 18% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Alpha is 19% lower than the national average
Alpha housing is 58% 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	$120,125	$10,010	$2,803	$3,604
Renters	$37,000	$3,083	$863	$1,110

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	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.06	$24.26	3.3%
Beauty Salon	$40.42	$45.56	11.3%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.45	$1.28	13.5%
Movie	$10.06	$12.13	17.1%
Bowling	$15.00	$18.00	16.7%

Groceries

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.78	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$4.68	$4.93	5.2%
Pizza	$12.97	$12.09	7.3%
Beer	$9.18	$10.41	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.10	$125.68	14.7%
Doctor	$181.22	$135.78	33.5%
Dentist	$110.22	$113.29	2.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.40	$10.65	7.0%
Lipitor	$486.32	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$57,700.00	$184,700.00	68.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,813.63	$2,346.69	22.7%
Apartment Rent	$625.00	$949.00	34.1%

Transportation

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$54.83	$59.92	8.5%

Utilities

Item	Alpha	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.27	$193.99	12.7%
Phone	$191.10	$192.25	0.6%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dunnell, MN	211	74	26.2%
Ormsby, MN	106	77	23.5%
Ceylon, MN	299	77	22.5%
Dolliver, IA	70	78	22.3%
Superior, IA	250	81	18.9%
Alpha, MN	162	81	19.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Beatrice, AL	162	70	29.8%
Chapin, IA	162	82	18.3%
Colburn, IN	162	88	12.0%
Tampa, KS	162	75	24.9%
Nebo, KY	162	86	14.0%
Alpha, MN	162	81	19.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Alpha, MN