Cost of living in Lester Prairie, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $688 a month.
Lester Prairie is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,544 a year.
- People
- 1,898
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $688
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,544
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $237,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,073
- McLeod County, MN
Lester Prairie, Minnesota has about 1,898 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $237,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in McLeod County is $1,073 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lester Prairie. 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 Lester Prairie'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 Lester Prairie'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, 310 have higher typical rent than Lester Prairie.
Nearby places
- Winsted
Typical rent $834
Compare with Lester Prairie - Mayer
Typical rent $1,563
Compare with Lester Prairie - Glencoe
Typical rent $1,101
Compare with Lester Prairie - Norwood Young America
Typical rent $1,073
Compare with Lester Prairie - Watertown
Typical rent $927
Compare with Lester Prairie - Howard Lake
Typical rent $911
Compare with Lester Prairie - Waconia
Typical rent $1,330
- Waverly
Typical rent $941
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.