Cost of living in Lakeland, Minnesota
Lakeland, Minnesota has about 1,492 people. Typical rent is $1,668 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $100,132 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,668 a month.
Lakeland is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $100,132 a year.
- People
- 1,492
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,668
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $100,132
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $373,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,734
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area
Lakeland, Minnesota has about 1,492 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $373,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,734 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lakeland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 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 Lakeland'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 Lakeland'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, 43 have higher typical rent than Lakeland.
Nearby places
- Hudson
Typical rent $1,359
Compare with Lakeland - Lake St. Croix Beach
Typical rent $1,563
Compare with Lakeland - North Hudson
Typical rent $1,506
Compare with Lakeland - Bayport
Typical rent $2,028
Compare with Lakeland - Afton
Typical rent $2,333
Compare with Lakeland - Oak Park Heights
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with Lakeland - Lake Elmo
Typical rent $2,407
- Stillwater
Typical rent $1,622
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.