Cost Of Living in Dalton, 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	Dalton	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	88	99	100
Goods & Services	109	100	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	124	109	100
Housing	51	100	100
Transportation	99	97	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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The cost of living in Dalton is 11% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Dalton is 12% lower than the national average
Dalton housing is 49% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$55,915	$4,660	$1,305	$1,678
Renters	$30,500	$2,542	$712	$915

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	Dalton	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%

Groceries

Item	Dalton	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%

Health Care

Item	Dalton	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%

Housing

Item	Dalton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$81,700.00	$184,700.00	55.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,954.72	$2,346.69	16.7%
Apartment Rent	$625.00	$949.00	34.1%

Transportation

Item	Dalton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$61.97	$59.92	3.4%

Utilities

Item	Dalton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$175.69	$193.99	9.4%
Phone	$188.55	$192.25	1.9%

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.
Elbow Lake CDP, MN	69	81	19.3%
Wendell, MN	128	82	18.1%
Clitherall, MN	109	86	13.7%
Elbow Lake, MN	1,166	90	10.4%
Ashby, MN	425	91	9.3%
Dalton, MN	313	88	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bowie, AZ	313	86	14.4%
Floridatown, FL	313	97	3.0%
Leland, IA	313	85	14.9%
Bushton, KS	313	79	21.3%
Clinton, MN	313	84	16.1%
Dalton, MN	313	88	12.0%

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 Dalton, MN