2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
New Ulm, MN vs Spirit Lake, IA

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Is it cheaper to live in Spirit Lake or is it cheaper to live in New Ulm?
- Spirit Lake is 17.6% more expensive than New Ulm.

Which city has more affordable housing, Spirit Lake or New Ulm?
- Spirit Lake housing costs are 15.3% more expensive than New Ulm housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in New Ulm or is Health Care more affordable in Spirit Lake.
- Health related expenses are 39.8% more in Spirit Lake.
 New Ulm, MNSpirit Lake, IAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock90.0100
 Food & Groceries97.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock116.3100
 Housing61.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$275,900$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock63.7100
 Miscellaneous90.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for New Ulm    2 Reviews

Well, hmmm. I did not care for it here. But then again, it was tainted by Catholic issues. (I had those until recently when I quit). I also tried Lutherans - no  More

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Many areas (employers, city government, local hospital, etc.) are all working to make the city 'the healthiest place to  More

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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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