Cost of living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Sauk Centre, Minnesota has about 4,621 people. Typical rent is $843 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $62,628 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 $843 a month.
Sauk Centre is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,628 a year.
- People
- 4,621
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $843
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,628
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $225,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,233
- St. Cloud, MN MSA
Sauk Centre, Minnesota has about 4,621 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $225,700.
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 Sauk Centre. 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 Sauk Centre'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 Sauk Centre'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, 250 have higher typical rent than Sauk Centre.
Nearby places
- Melrose
Typical rent $1,103
Compare with Sauk Centre - Osakis
Typical rent $477
Compare with Sauk Centre - Long Prairie
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Sauk Centre - Albany
Typical rent $642
Compare with Sauk Centre - Glenwood
Typical rent $865
Compare with Sauk Centre - Alexandria
Typical rent $934
Compare with Sauk Centre - Avon
Typical rent $1,039
- Paynesville
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.