Cost of living in Mapleton, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $782 a month.
Mapleton is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,909 a year.
- People
- 1,728
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $782
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $80,909
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $181,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,230
- Mankato, MN MSA
Mapleton, Minnesota has about 1,728 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $181,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Blue Earth County is $1,230 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mapleton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Mankato, MN metro area, prices sit at 91.0 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 Mapleton'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 Mapleton'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, 278 have higher typical rent than Mapleton.
Nearby places
- Winnebago
Typical rent $713
Compare with Mapleton - Eagle Lake
Typical rent $1,403
Compare with Mapleton - Wells
Typical rent $694
Compare with Mapleton - Mankato
Typical rent $1,132
Compare with Mapleton - Lake Crystal
Typical rent $825
Compare with Mapleton - Janesville
Typical rent $873
Compare with Mapleton - North Mankato
Typical rent $973
- Madison Lake
Typical rent $596
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.