Index | Watertown | Minnesota | National |
Cost of living | 101 | 99 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 101 | 109 | 100 |
Housing | 113 | 100 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Cost of living index | |
Goods & Services index | |
Groceries index | |
Health care index | |
Housing index | |
Transportation index | |
Utilities index |
Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $108,185 | $9,015 | $2,524 | $3,246 |
Renters | $28,750 | $2,396 | $671 | $863 |
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 | Watertown | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.86 | $24.26 | 6.6% |
Beauty Salon | $37.00 | $45.56 | 18.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.62 | $3.70 | 2.2% |
Shampoo | $1.50 | $1.28 | 16.9% |
Movie | $11.32 | $12.13 | 6.7% |
Bowling | $25.68 | $18.00 | 42.6% |
Item | Watertown | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.75 | $5.84 | 1.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.2% |
Milk | $4.60 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
Potatoes | $4.76 | $4.93 | 3.5% |
Pizza | $13.00 | $12.09 | 7.6% |
Beer | $9.44 | $10.41 | 9.3% |
Item | Watertown | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $112.72 | $125.68 | 10.3% |
Doctor | $164.15 | $135.78 | 20.9% |
Dentist | $95.01 | $113.29 | 16.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.71 | $10.65 | 0.6% |
Lipitor | $499.35 | $468.60 | 6.6% |
Item | Watertown | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $236,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 28.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,983.77 | $2,346.69 | 15.5% |
Apartment Rent | $731.00 | $949.00 | 23.0% |
Item | Watertown | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.32 | $3.46 | 4.0% |
Tire Balancing | $59.91 | $59.92 | 0.0% |
Item | Watertown | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $180.11 | $193.99 | 7.2% |
Phone | $187.59 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Winsted, MN | 2,036 | 90 | 9.5% |
Lester Prairie, MN | 1,719 | 91 | 9.1% |
Plato, MN | 226 | 92 | 8.0% |
Glencoe, MN | 5,488 | 95 | 5.3% |
Howard Lake, MN | 1,897 | 100 | 0.2% |
Watertown, MN | 4,473 | 101 | 1.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
South Greeley, WY | 4,473 | 88 | 12.1% |
Viroqua, WI | 4,472 | 91 | 9.5% |
Westover, WV | 4,475 | 90 | 9.9% |
Sherman, IL | 4,470 | 104 | 3.5% |
Surfside Beach, SC | 4,470 | 112 | 11.6% |
Watertown, MN | 4,473 | 101 | 1.1% |