Index | Buffalo Lake | Minnesota | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 99 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 98 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 111 | 109 | 100 |
Housing | 54 | 100 | 100 |
Transportation | 95 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 92 | 93 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $53,750 | $4,479 | $1,254 | $1,613 |
Renters | $15,750 | $1,313 | $367 | $473 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Minnesota | 6.875% | 7.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Minnesota | 5.35% | 9.85% |
Item | Buffalo Lake | 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% |
Item | Buffalo Lake | 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% |
Item | Buffalo Lake | 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% |
Item | Buffalo Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $93,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 49.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,813.63 | $2,346.69 | 22.7% |
Apartment Rent | $570.00 | $949.00 | 39.9% |
Item | Buffalo Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.31 | $3.46 | 4.2% |
Tire Balancing | $54.83 | $59.92 | 8.5% |
Item | Buffalo Lake | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $169.27 | $193.99 | 12.7% |
Phone | $191.10 | $192.25 | 0.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cedar Mills, MN | 40 | 104 | 4.0% |
Fairfax, MN | 1,135 | 82 | 18.2% |
Bird Island, MN | 905 | 83 | 17.3% |
Franklin, MN | 578 | 83 | 17.1% |
Cosmos, MN | 524 | 87 | 12.5% |
Buffalo Lake, MN | 653 | 84 | 15.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Somerville, AL | 653 | 81 | 19.1% |
Bradford, AR | 653 | 75 | 24.8% |
Cattle Creek, CO | 653 | 101 | 0.6% |
Holiday Hills, IL | 653 | 106 | 6.0% |
Cynthiana, IN | 653 | 85 | 15.2% |
Buffalo Lake, MN | 653 | 84 | 15.7% |