| Index | Sleepy Eye | Minnesota | National |
| Cost of living | 88 | 99 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 111 | 109 | 100 |
| Housing | 67 | 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 | $66,023 | $5,502 | $1,540 | $1,981 |
| Renters | $20,662 | $1,722 | $482 | $620 |
| 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 | Sleepy Eye | 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 | Sleepy Eye | 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 | Sleepy Eye | 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 | Sleepy Eye | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $127,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 31.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,813.63 | $2,346.69 | 22.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $609.00 | $949.00 | 35.8% |
| Item | Sleepy Eye | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.31 | $3.46 | 4.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.83 | $59.92 | 8.5% |
| Item | Sleepy Eye | 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. |
| Evan, MN | 70 | 75 | 24.6% |
| Cobden, MN | 28 | 78 | 21.8% |
| Hanska, MN | 426 | 82 | 18.3% |
| Comfrey, MN | 330 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Springfield, MN | 2,097 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Sleepy Eye, MN | 3,378 | 88 | 11.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Compton, QC | 3,378 | n/a | |
| Hanceville, AL | 3,377 | 87 | 12.9% |
| La Salle, CO | 3,377 | 109 | 9.1% |
| Waldron, AR | 3,379 | 82 | 18.3% |
| Jamestown, CA | 3,379 | 111 | 11.1% |
| Sleepy Eye, MN | 3,378 | 88 | 11.5% |