According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Devils Lake has an overall cost of living index of 90 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only North Dakota, Devils Lake has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than North Dakota's index of 97.
The standard of living in Devils Lake ranks as #1,633 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in North Dakota. By definition, that implies Devils Lake ranks as the #4,785 most expensive place in the Peace Garden State.
Living Expense | Devils Lake | North Dakota | National Average | |
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Overall | 90 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 105 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 109 | 105 | 100 | |
Health | 115 | 113 | 100 | |
Housing | 53 | 84 | 100 | |
Transportation | 111 | 104 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 92 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in North Dakota, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Devils Lake | North Dakota | United States |
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Median Home Value | $114,200 | $199,900 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $608 | $828 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $39,248 | $65,315 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.9x | 3.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.15x | 0.2x |
Item | Devils Lake | North Dakota |
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Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.19 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $9.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Devils Lake | North Dakota |
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Ground Beef | $3.42 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.52 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.66 | $2.05 |
Item | Devils Lake | North Dakota |
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Haircut | $18.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $39.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.95 | $2.34 |
Item | Devils Lake | North Dakota |
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Potatoes | $3.35 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.21 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.23 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $118.06 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $154.63 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $105.22 | $99.13 |
Item | Devils Lake | North Dakota |
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Gasoline | $2.25 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $62.68 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $129.14 | $167.67 |
Phone | $188.32 | $175.64 |