Cost Of Living in Shafer, 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	Shafer	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	97	99	100
Goods & Services	96	100	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	101	109	100
Housing	97	100	100
Transportation	98	97	100
Utilities	94	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Shafer is 2% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Shafer is 3% lower than the national average
Shafer housing is 3% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$84,375	$7,031	$1,969	$2,532
Renters	$48,125	$4,010	$1,123	$1,444

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	Shafer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.67	$24.26	18.2%
Beauty Salon	$34.55	$45.56	24.2%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.5%
Movie	$13.47	$12.13	11.0%
Bowling	$21.50	$18.00	19.4%

Groceries

Item	Shafer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.49	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.2%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.8%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$9.36	$10.41	10.1%

Health Care

Item	Shafer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$145.44	$125.68	15.7%
Doctor	$229.08	$135.78	68.7%
Dentist	$108.67	$113.29	4.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$599.08	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Shafer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$171,100.00	$184,700.00	7.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,941.44	$2,346.69	17.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,023.00	$949.00	7.8%

Transportation

Item	Shafer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$61.74	$59.92	3.0%

Utilities

Item	Shafer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$175.38	$193.99	9.6%
Phone	$187.39	$192.25	2.5%

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.
Milltown, WI	1,007	83	17.2%
Centuria, WI	1,080	85	15.4%
Luck, WI	1,170	86	13.8%
Balsam Lake, WI	874	90	10.0%
Dresser, WI	863	93	7.5%
Shafer, MN	1,155	97	3.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Haverhill, NH	1,155	107	7.3%
Olcott, NY	1,155	87	13.2%
Tyndall, SD	1,155	80	19.9%
Notre-Dame-du-Portage, QC	1,155	n/a
Naco, AZ	1,156	87	12.6%
Shafer, MN	1,155	97	3.2%

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 Shafer, MN