Cost of living in Dodge Center, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,012 a month.
Dodge Center is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $93,884 a year.
- People
- 2,880
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,012
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $93,884
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $197,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,422
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Dodge Center, Minnesota has about 2,880 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $197,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dodge County is $1,422 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Dodge Center. 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 Dodge Center'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 Dodge Center'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, 173 have higher typical rent than Dodge Center.
Nearby places
- Kasson
Typical rent $1,113
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Typical rent $1,135
Compare with Dodge Center - Blooming Prairie
Typical rent $907
Compare with Dodge Center - Pine Island
Typical rent $1,110
Compare with Dodge Center - Oronoco
Typical rent $1,100
Compare with Dodge Center - Kenyon
Typical rent $869
- Rochester
Typical rent $1,399
Compare with Dodge Center
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.