Minnesota · Midwest · 56k residents
Apple Valley, MN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Apple Valley: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Minnesota median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,480/wk. Minnesota's corporate income tax rate is 9.8%. Commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,480/wk
Corporate income tax
9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
45.9%
Commercial electricity
12.1¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Apple Valley. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $370,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $200 |
| Property tax rate | 1.05% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,567/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,793/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.68% |
| Sales tax | 7.5% |
| Corporate income tax | 9.8% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,480/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.1¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,050 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $101,510 |
| Wage: General manager | $99,340 |
| Wage: Customer service | $48,800 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,120 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $61,990 |
| Wage: Electrician | $78,160 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $36,370 |
| Cost of living index | 104 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $85/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 102 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $97,673 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 56k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 7.0/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 195 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 8°F |
| Annual snowfall | 41 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.4% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +1.6% |
| Rent MoM | -0.9% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 1018 mi |
| Big lake | 22 mi |
| Mountains | 501 mi |
| Major airport | 10 mi |
| Ski resort | 146 mi |
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- Is Apple Valley a good place to run a business?
- Minnesota's corporate income tax rate is 9.8%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,480/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Apple Valley, MN?
- Apple Valley indexes at 104 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,793/mo and a acs median home value of $370,400.
- How much does a house cost in Apple Valley?
- The acs median home value in Apple Valley is $370,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Apple Valley?
- A two-bedroom in Apple Valley rents for about $1,793/mo.