Cost of living in Sartell, Minnesota
Sartell, Minnesota has about 19,758 people. Typical rent is $1,275 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $84,131 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.
Ranked #15 in Minnesota on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,275 a month.
Sartell is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $84,131 a year.
- People
- 19,758
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,275
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $84,131
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $297,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,233
- St. Cloud, MN MSA
Sartell, Minnesota has about 19,758 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $297,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Stearns County is $1,233 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sartell. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the St. Cloud, MN metro area, prices sit at 87.6 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 Sartell'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 Sartell'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, 112 have higher typical rent than Sartell.
Nearby places
- Sauk Rapids
Typical rent $964
Compare with Sartell - St. Joseph
Typical rent $1,136
Compare with Sartell - St. Cloud
Typical rent $1,003
Compare with Sartell - Waite Park
Typical rent $1,117
Compare with Sartell - Rice
Typical rent $1,144
Compare with Sartell - Avon
Typical rent $1,039
Compare with Sartell - St. Augusta
- Rockville
Typical rent $815
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.