Cost Of Living in Watkins, 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	Watkins	Minnesota	National
Cost of living	89	99	100
Goods & Services	109	100	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	124	109	100
Housing	55	100	100
Transportation	99	97	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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The cost of living in Watkins is 10% lower than the Minnesota average
The cost of living in Watkins is 11% lower than the national average
Watkins housing is 45% 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	$71,630	$5,969	$1,671	$2,149
Renters	$21,458	$1,788	$501	$644

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	Watkins	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	Watkins	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	Watkins	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	Watkins	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$108,500.00	$184,700.00	41.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,954.72	$2,346.69	16.7%
Apartment Rent	$450.00	$949.00	52.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Watkins	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.
Grove City, MN	791	90	9.8%
Eden Valley, MN	1,017	93	7.1%
Kingston, MN	222	93	6.9%
Roscoe, MN	131	94	6.4%
Paynesville, MN	2,525	94	5.9%
Watkins, MN	859	89	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Atlanta, IN	859	85	14.7%
Burgin, KY	859	89	11.1%
Garysburg, NC	859	87	12.6%
Clay Center, NE	859	79	20.9%
Port Gibson, NY	859	101	0.7%
Watkins, MN	859	89	10.6%

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 Watkins, MN