Cost Of Living in Hector, 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	Hector	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	86	99	100
Goods & Services	98	100	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	111	109	100
Housing	61	100	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	92	93	100

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The cost of living in Hector is 13% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Hector is 14% lower than the national average
Hector housing is 39% 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	$57,656	$4,805	$1,345	$1,730
Renters	$45,333	$3,778	$1,058	$1,360

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	Hector	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%

Groceries

Item	Hector	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%

Health Care

Item	Hector	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%

Housing

Item	Hector	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,600.00	$184,700.00	53.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,813.63	$2,346.69	22.7%
Apartment Rent	$881.00	$949.00	7.2%

Transportation

Item	Hector	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$54.83	$59.92	8.5%

Utilities

Item	Hector	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.27	$193.99	12.7%
Phone	$191.10	$192.25	0.6%

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.
Cedar Mills, MN	40	104	4.0%
Morton, MN	373	81	18.6%
Fairfax, MN	1,135	82	18.2%
Bird Island, MN	905	83	17.3%
Franklin, MN	578	83	17.1%
Hector, MN	1,093	86	13.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gales Ferry, CT	1,093	118	17.9%
Bronson, FL	1,093	85	14.9%
Marlborough, NH	1,093	112	12.3%
Division No. 7, Subd. K, NL	1,093	n/a
Pala, CA	1,094	112	11.7%
Hector, MN	1,093	86	13.5%

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 Hector, MN