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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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 |
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 | 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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Item | Shafer | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $61.74 | $59.92 | 3.0% |
Item | Shafer | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $175.38 | $193.99 | 9.6% |
Phone | $187.39 | $192.25 | 2.5% |
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% |
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% |