Cost Of Living in Dilworth, 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	Dilworth	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	100	99	100
Goods & Services	92	100	100
Groceries	94	98	100
Health care	104	109	100
Housing	108	100	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	109	93	100

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The cost of living in Dilworth is equal to the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Dilworth is equal to the national average
Dilworth housing is 8% higher 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	$90,208	$7,517	$2,105	$2,707
Renters	$33,365	$2,780	$778	$1,001

The affordability of the housing market in Dilworth, MN as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted 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 be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Dilworth homeowners, the median income is $90,208. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,105 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $33,365. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $778 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%

Goods & Services

Item	Dilworth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$24.26	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$38.00	$45.56	16.6%
Toothpaste	$3.88	$3.70	4.7%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	18.5%
Movie	$8.02	$12.13	33.9%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Dilworth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.52	$5.84	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.5%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.2%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.2%
Pizza	$10.49	$12.09	13.2%
Beer	$10.11	$10.41	2.9%

Health Care

Item	Dilworth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.67	$125.68	11.9%
Doctor	$169.50	$135.78	24.8%
Dentist	$96.00	$113.29	15.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.06	$10.65	5.5%
Lipitor	$517.00	$468.60	10.3%

Housing

Item	Dilworth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$217,600.00	$184,700.00	17.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,952.91	$2,346.69	16.8%
Apartment Rent	$813.00	$949.00	14.3%

Transportation

Item	Dilworth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$57.00	$59.92	4.9%

Utilities

Item	Dilworth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.79	$193.99	14.8%
Phone	$191.52	$192.25	0.4%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Georgetown, MN	56	80	19.9%
Baker, MN	41	89	10.6%
Felton, MN	123	91	8.5%
Glyndon, MN	1,362	94	5.5%
Sabin, MN	545	97	2.6%
Dilworth, MN	4,430	100	0.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Springville, AL	4,430	106	5.5%
McSwain, CA	4,429	144	44.2%
Pendleton, IN	4,429	95	4.7%
Church Point, LA	4,429	83	17.3%
Lenwood, CA	4,431	103	2.7%
Dilworth, MN	4,430	100	0.4%

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 Dilworth, MN