Cost Of Living in Hills, 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	Hills	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	85	99	100
Goods & Services	91	100	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	103	109	100
Housing	71	100	100
Transportation	91	97	100
Utilities	84	93	100

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The cost of living in Hills is 14% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Hills is 15% lower than the national average
Hills housing is 29% 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	$70,781	$5,898	$1,651	$2,124
Renters	$41,458	$3,455	$967	$1,244

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	Hills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.32	$24.26	0.2%
Beauty Salon	$35.22	$45.56	22.7%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	0.7%
Movie	$9.36	$12.13	22.9%
Bowling	$16.40	$18.00	8.9%

Groceries

Item	Hills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.89	$5.84	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.63	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$10.64	$12.09	12.0%
Beer	$9.33	$10.41	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Hills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.10	$125.68	7.5%
Doctor	$177.33	$135.78	30.6%
Dentist	$108.21	$113.29	4.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.48	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$357.08	$468.60	23.8%

Housing

Item	Hills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,400.00	$184,700.00	34.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,133.89	$2,346.69	9.1%
Apartment Rent	$791.00	$949.00	16.6%

Transportation

Item	Hills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.28	$3.46	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.42	$59.92	17.5%

Utilities

Item	Hills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.67	$193.99	27.0%
Phone	$194.04	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Alvord, IA	213	76	23.9%
Steen, MN	139	79	21.4%
Magnolia, MN	193	79	20.6%
Inwood, IA	985	85	15.2%
Valley Springs, SD	885	87	13.4%
Hills, MN	819	85	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rockport, AR	819	87	12.9%
Milltown, IN	819	83	16.6%
St. Mary of the Woods, IN	819	89	11.4%
Spring Valley, KY	819	123	23.3%
Aquasco, MD	819	130	29.7%
Hills, MN	819	85	14.5%

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 Hills, MN