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Cost of living in Eagle Lake, Minnesota

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,403 a month.

Eagle Lake is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,964 a year.

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People
3,281
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,403
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$96,964
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$276,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,230
Mankato, MN MSA

Eagle Lake, Minnesota has about 3,281 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $276,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Blue Earth County is $1,230 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Eagle Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Mankato, MN metro area, prices sit at 91.0 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 Eagle Lake'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 Eagle Lake'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, 81 have higher typical rent than Eagle Lake.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.