Cheapest Cities in Minnesota
Most affordable cities in Minnesota (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
International Falls
|
63 |
$61,043 |
$753/mo |
5,728 |
| 2 |
Hibbing
|
63 |
$55,463 |
$739/mo |
16,100 |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
64 |
$48,321 |
$789/mo |
8,362 |
| 4 |
Crookston
|
68 |
$54,003 |
$827/mo |
7,388 |
| 5 |
Fairmont
|
69 |
$59,228 |
$717/mo |
10,348 |
| 6 |
Montevideo
|
70 |
$65,724 |
$832/mo |
5,303 |
| 7 |
Thief River Falls
|
71 |
$65,244 |
$884/mo |
8,841 |
| 8 |
Albert Lea
|
72 |
$62,522 |
$845/mo |
18,379 |
| 9 |
Redwood Falls
|
72 |
$61,947 |
$824/mo |
5,075 |
| 10 |
Little Falls
|
72 |
$46,284 |
$740/mo |
9,094 |
| 11 |
Austin
|
72 |
$66,488 |
$860/mo |
26,167 |
| 12 |
Marshall
|
72 |
$64,636 |
$742/mo |
13,880 |
| 13 |
Waseca
|
73 |
$61,546 |
$796/mo |
9,209 |
| 14 |
Fergus Falls
|
73 |
$50,865 |
$839/mo |
14,138 |
| 15 |
Brainerd
|
74 |
$53,705 |
$848/mo |
14,474 |
| 16 |
Willmar
|
74 |
$63,368 |
$830/mo |
21,136 |
| 17 |
Morris
|
74 |
$63,807 |
$841/mo |
5,092 |
| 18 |
Winona
|
75 |
$56,163 |
$839/mo |
25,998 |
| 19 |
Worthington
|
76 |
$61,840 |
$892/mo |
13,792 |
| 20 |
New Ulm
|
76 |
$63,984 |
$974/mo |
14,066 |
| 21 |
East Grand Forks
|
77 |
$74,618 |
$872/mo |
9,067 |
| 22 |
Litchfield
|
77 |
$57,539 |
$917/mo |
6,599 |
| 23 |
Cloquet
|
77 |
$63,854 |
$978/mo |
12,582 |
| 24 |
Glencoe
|
78 |
$63,967 |
$901/mo |
5,702 |
| 25 |
St. Peter
|
79 |
$65,042 |
$943/mo |
12,085 |
| 26 |
Hutchinson
|
79 |
$71,730 |
$933/mo |
14,629 |
| 27 |
St. Cloud
|
79 |
$61,112 |
$1,005/mo |
69,926 |
| 28 |
North Mankato
|
79 |
$77,571 |
$918/mo |
14,212 |
| 29 |
Sauk Rapids
|
79 |
$67,004 |
$941/mo |
13,851 |
| 30 |
Bemidji
|
80 |
$53,850 |
$1,004/mo |
15,490 |
| 31 |
Grand Rapids
|
80 |
$56,542 |
$999/mo |
11,186 |
| 32 |
Duluth
|
80 |
$66,263 |
$1,037/mo |
86,863 |
| 33 |
Alexandria
|
81 |
$61,558 |
$907/mo |
14,579 |
| 34 |
Waite Park
|
82 |
$56,884 |
$1,072/mo |
8,341 |
| 35 |
Detroit Lakes
|
82 |
$62,123 |
$925/mo |
10,002 |
| 36 |
Moorhead
|
82 |
$69,371 |
$1,017/mo |
44,706 |
| 37 |
Lake City
|
83 |
$76,125 |
$1,022/mo |
5,021 |
| 38 |
Stewartville
|
83 |
$65,714 |
$975/mo |
6,754 |
| 39 |
Owatonna
|
83 |
$81,276 |
$1,010/mo |
26,462 |
| 40 |
Red Wing
|
84 |
$65,259 |
$954/mo |
16,660 |
| 41 |
La Crescent
|
84 |
$82,109 |
$1,059/mo |
5,266 |
| 42 |
Mankato
|
84 |
$64,826 |
$1,089/mo |
44,882 |
| 43 |
Faribault
|
84 |
$61,662 |
$1,041/mo |
24,458 |
| 44 |
St. Joseph
|
86 |
$75,217 |
$1,139/mo |
7,024 |
| 45 |
Kasson
|
87 |
$87,295 |
$1,066/mo |
6,964 |
| 46 |
Sartell
|
90 |
$77,465 |
$1,197/mo |
19,620 |
| 47 |
Byron
|
92 |
$121,681 |
$1,079/mo |
6,510 |
| 48 |
Baxter
|
92 |
$71,272 |
$1,123/mo |
8,804 |
| 49 |
Delano
|
93 |
$118,091 |
$909/mo |
6,712 |
| 50 |
South St. Paul
|
93 |
$84,472 |
$1,128/mo |
20,633 |