Cost of living in Arlington, Minnesota
Arlington, Minnesota has about 2,065 people. Typical rent is $549 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $68,073 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $549 a month.
Arlington is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,073 a year.
- People
- 2,065
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $549
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,073
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $206,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Sibley County, MN
Arlington, Minnesota has about 2,065 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $206,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sibley County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Arlington. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Minnesota's prices sit at 98.6 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Minnesota taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Arlington's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Minnesota home paid 17.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Arlington's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Minnesota averaged $3.02 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 338 places we list in Minnesota with a rent figure, 331 have higher typical rent than Arlington.
Nearby places
- Gaylord
Typical rent $860
Compare with Arlington - Glencoe
Typical rent $1,101
Compare with Arlington - Le Sueur
Typical rent $880
Compare with Arlington - Norwood Young America
Typical rent $1,073
Compare with Arlington - Winthrop
Typical rent $776
Compare with Arlington - Belle Plaine
Typical rent $1,342
Compare with Arlington - Cologne
Typical rent $585
- Lester Prairie
Typical rent $688
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Minnesota
Bigger places in Minnesota
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.