Cost of living in St. Paul, Nebraska
St. Paul, Nebraska has about 2,758 people. Typical rent is $707 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $62,212 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 $707 a month.
St. Paul is a city in Nebraska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,212 a year.
- People
- 2,758
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $707
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,212
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $203,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Howard County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
St. Paul, Nebraska has about 2,758 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $203,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Howard County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in St. Paul. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Grand Island, NE metro area, prices sit at 86.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Nebraska taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not St. Paul's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Nebraska home paid 13.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not St. Paul's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Nebraska in the table we use.
Among 108 places we list in Nebraska with a rent figure, 89 have higher typical rent than St. Paul.
Nearby places
- Grand Island
Typical rent $947
Compare with St. Paul - Central City
Typical rent $677
Compare with St. Paul - Ravenna
Typical rent $921
Compare with St. Paul - Fullerton
Typical rent $817
Compare with St. Paul - Wood River
Typical rent $811
Compare with St. Paul - Shelton
Typical rent $1,114
Compare with St. Paul - Aurora
Typical rent $764
- Ord
Typical rent $617
Compare with St. Paul
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 Nebraska
Bigger places in Nebraska
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.