Cost of living in Chatfield, Minnesota
Chatfield, Minnesota has about 2,559 people. Typical rent is $748 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $96,078 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 $748 a month.
Chatfield is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,078 a year.
- People
- 2,559
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $748
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,078
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $241,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Chatfield, Minnesota has about 2,559 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $241,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Fillmore County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chatfield. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Rochester, MN metro area, prices sit at 90.8 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 Chatfield'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 Chatfield'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, 290 have higher typical rent than Chatfield.
Nearby places
- Eyota
Typical rent $805
Compare with Chatfield - St. Charles
Typical rent $1,001
Compare with Chatfield - Preston
Typical rent $769
Compare with Chatfield - Spring Valley
Typical rent $915
Compare with Chatfield - Stewartville
Typical rent $1,070
Compare with Chatfield - Lewiston
Typical rent $929
Compare with Chatfield - Rochester
Typical rent $1,399
Compare with Chatfield - Elgin
Typical rent $727
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.