Index | Mountain Iron | Minnesota | National |
Cost of living | 98 | 99 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 109 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 124 | 109 | 100 |
Housing | 82 | 100 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 93 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $75,750 | $6,313 | $1,767 | $2,273 |
Renters | $19,756 | $1,646 | $461 | $593 |
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 | Mountain Iron | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $27.97 | $24.26 | 15.3% |
Beauty Salon | $37.17 | $45.56 | 18.4% |
Toothpaste | $3.62 | $3.70 | 2.2% |
Shampoo | $1.52 | $1.28 | 18.6% |
Movie | $11.24 | $12.13 | 7.4% |
Bowling | $26.39 | $18.00 | 46.6% |
Item | Mountain Iron | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.75 | $5.84 | 1.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.35 | $1.57 | 13.9% |
Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% |
Potatoes | $4.86 | $4.93 | 1.4% |
Pizza | $13.07 | $12.09 | 8.2% |
Beer | $9.52 | $10.41 | 8.5% |
Item | Mountain Iron | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $109.94 | $125.68 | 12.5% |
Doctor | $162.98 | $135.78 | 20.0% |
Dentist | $96.90 | $113.29 | 14.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.88 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
Lipitor | $492.95 | $468.60 | 5.2% |
Item | Mountain Iron | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $160,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,954.72 | $2,346.69 | 16.7% |
Apartment Rent | $683.00 | $949.00 | 28.0% |
Item | Mountain Iron | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.31 | $3.46 | 4.3% |
Tire Balancing | $61.97 | $59.92 | 3.4% |
Item | Mountain Iron | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $175.69 | $193.99 | 9.4% |
Phone | $188.55 | $192.25 | 1.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Kinney, MN | 186 | 83 | 17.0% |
Leonidas, MN | 37 | 86 | 13.8% |
Chisholm, MN | 4,879 | 88 | 12.4% |
Eveleth, MN | 3,592 | 88 | 12.1% |
Biwabik, MN | 643 | 88 | 11.8% |
Mountain Iron, MN | 2,854 | 98 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
El Paso, IL | 2,854 | 92 | 7.6% |
Lake Cassidy, WA | 2,854 | 150 | 50.3% |
Clayton, AL | 2,853 | 81 | 18.5% |
Davis, OK | 2,853 | 83 | 17.4% |
Fayetteville, PA | 2,855 | 99 | 1.3% |
Mountain Iron, MN | 2,854 | 98 | 2.4% |