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Cost of living in Hawley, Minnesota

Hawley, Minnesota has about 2,178 people. Typical rent is $733 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $99,188 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.

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Typical rent is $733 a month.

Hawley is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $99,188 a year.

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People
2,178
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$733
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$99,188
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$280,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,104
Fargo, ND-MN MSA

Hawley, Minnesota has about 2,178 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $280,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clay County is $1,104 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hawley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Fargo, ND-MN metro area, prices sit at 90.9 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 Hawley'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 Hawley'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, 299 have higher typical rent than Hawley.

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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.