Cost of living in Caledonia, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $839 a month.
Caledonia is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,477 a year.
- People
- 2,820
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $839
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,477
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $157,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,343
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Caledonia, Minnesota has about 2,820 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $157,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Houston County is $1,343 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Caledonia. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area, prices sit at 91.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Minnesota taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Caledonia'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 Caledonia'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, 251 have higher typical rent than Caledonia.
Nearby places
- Spring Grove
Typical rent $978
Compare with Caledonia - La Crescent
Typical rent $889
Compare with Caledonia - Rushford
Typical rent $857
Compare with Caledonia - La Crosse
Typical rent $1,010
Compare with Caledonia - French Island
Typical rent $1,030
Compare with Caledonia - Onalaska
Typical rent $1,130
Compare with Caledonia - Brice Prairie
Typical rent $1,578
- Lansing
Typical rent $579
Compare with Caledonia
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.