Cost of living in Chanhassen, Minnesota
Chanhassen, Minnesota has about 26,006 people. Typical rent is $1,831 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $143,651 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.
Ranked #82 in Minnesota on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,831 a month.
Chanhassen is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $143,651 a year.
- People
- 26,006
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,831
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $143,651
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $566,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area
Chanhassen, Minnesota has about 26,006 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $566,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Carver County is $1,734 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chanhassen. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 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 Chanhassen'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 Chanhassen'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, 22 have higher typical rent than Chanhassen.
Nearby places
- Excelsior
Typical rent $1,143
Compare with Chanhassen - Chaska
Typical rent $1,553
Compare with Chanhassen - Shorewood
Typical rent $1,607
Compare with Chanhassen - Tonka Bay
Typical rent $2,320
Compare with Chanhassen - Victoria
Typical rent $2,235
Compare with Chanhassen - Eden Prairie
Typical rent $1,833
Compare with Chanhassen - Deephaven
- Spring Park
Typical rent $1,241
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.