These 10 Towns In Minnesota Take The Least Amount Of Your Money
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Jo Magliocco
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When you’re planning your next move in Minnesota, whether it be a first house, a second house, or for your retirement, it’s helpful to know where in MN the cost of living is the most affordable. With some help from AreaVibes and Tax-Rates.org we found the cities in MN who take the least amount of your money, from everyday expenses to property taxes. Here are the top 10:
The cost of living in Fairmont is 13.6% less than the Minnesota average. It sits in Martin County, which has a median property tax of $800, the 8th lowest in MN!
Virginia living costs 14.4% less than the MN average, and St. Louis County has a median property tax of $1,102. The price of gas is 9.0% lower than the national average!
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Hibbing's cost of living is 14.6% less than the MN average and it's also in St. Louis county (median property tax of $1,102).
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Another place where the cost of living is 14.6% less than the MN average, the cost of gas here is 10.1% lower than the national average. Fergus Falls lies in Otter Tail County with a median property tax of $1,046.
Redwood Falls has a cost of living that's 16% less than the MN average and a median county (Redwood county) property tax of $955.
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The cost of living in Crookston is 16.5% less than the MN average, and the median property tax of its county (Polk) is $1,354. A pizza in Crookston will set you back 15.5% less than the national average.
In Thief River Falls the price of gas is 10.1% less than the national average, and overall living is 17.9% less than the MN average. Thief River Falls is in Pennington County, which has a median property tax of $1,086.
With a median property tax of $641, the 4th lowest in the state, this Koochiching County town is 18.8% cheaper than the MN average.
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Austin costs a whopping 19.7% less to live in than the national average. Even the price of pizza is 15.7% lower than the national average. Austin is in Mower County, which has a median property tax of $948.
The cost of living is 21.1% less than the Minnesota average! It's #1 for taking the least of your money! No wonder the cost of gas in Albert Lea is 9.6% less than the national average! It sits in Freeborn County, which has a median property tax of $1,127.
Did your city make the list? If not, which one of these cities would you most want to move to?
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