Cost of living in Waterville, Minnesota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $884 a month.
Waterville is a city in Minnesota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,406 a year.
- People
- 1,947
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $884
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,406
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $236,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,098
- Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Waterville, Minnesota has about 1,947 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $236,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Le Sueur County is $1,098 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Waterville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, prices sit at 104.8 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 Waterville'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 Waterville'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, 229 have higher typical rent than Waterville.
Nearby places
- Morristown
Typical rent $1,018
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Typical rent $596
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Typical rent $889
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Typical rent $974
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Typical rent $1,074
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Typical rent $1,403
Compare with Waterville
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.