Cost of living in Grand Marais, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $900 a month.
Grand Marais is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,583 a year.
- People
- 1,796
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $900
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $70,583
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $310,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,022
- Cook County, MN
Grand Marais, Minnesota has about 1,796 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $310,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cook County is $1,022 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grand Marais. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Minnesota's prices sit at 98.6 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Minnesota taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Grand Marais'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 Grand Marais'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, 220 have higher typical rent than Grand Marais.
Nearby places
- Silver Bay
Typical rent $1,140
Compare with Grand Marais - Ely
Typical rent $627
Compare with Grand Marais - Babbitt
Typical rent $737
Compare with Grand Marais - Ontonagon
Typical rent $538
Compare with Grand Marais - Washburn
Typical rent $798
Compare with Grand Marais - Two Harbors
Typical rent $1,079
Compare with Grand Marais - Hoyt Lakes
Typical rent $1,550
- Ashland
Typical rent $753
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.