Cost of living in Hayfield, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $935 a month.
Hayfield is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,313 a year.
- People
- 1,395
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $935
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,313
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $186,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,422
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Hayfield, Minnesota has about 1,395 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $186,600.
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 Hayfield. 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 Hayfield'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 Hayfield'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, 201 have higher typical rent than Hayfield.
Nearby places
- Dodge Center
Typical rent $1,012
Compare with Hayfield - Blooming Prairie
Typical rent $907
Compare with Hayfield - Kasson
Typical rent $1,113
Compare with Hayfield - Byron
Typical rent $1,135
Compare with Hayfield - Austin
Typical rent $953
Compare with Hayfield - Stewartville
Typical rent $1,070
Compare with Hayfield - Rochester
Typical rent $1,399
Compare with Hayfield - Owatonna
Typical rent $1,067
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.