Cost Of Living in Mount Vernon, MO

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

40%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Mount Vernon	Missouri	National
Cost of living	83	88	100
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	94	96	100
Health care	116	100	100
Housing	60	77	100
Transportation	90	87	100
Utilities	79	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Mount Vernon is 6% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Mount Vernon is 17% lower than the national average
Mount Vernon housing is 40% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$68,445	$5,704	$1,597	$2,054
Renters	$52,656	$4,388	$1,229	$1,580

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Mount Vernon is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Mount Vernon has a median income of about $68,445 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,597 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $52,656. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,229 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	2%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Mount Vernon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.04	$27.62	31.1%
Beauty Salon	$42.91	$51.11	16.0%
Toothpaste	$4.04	$4.09	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.54	15.0%
Movie	$13.41	$12.88	4.1%
Yoga	$18.82	$19.66	4.3%

Groceries

Item	Mount Vernon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.74	$7.70	0.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.66	9.8%
Milk	$4.56	$4.73	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.31	$5.26	1.0%
Pizza	$11.82	$12.76	7.4%
Beer	$9.65	$10.55	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Mount Vernon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$180.10	$140.06	28.6%
Doctor	$164.07	$153.82	6.7%
Dentist	$126.08	$123.15	2.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.38	$11.73	3.0%
Lipitor	$33.86	$23.61	43.4%

Housing

Item	Mount Vernon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$196,875.00	$326,622.00	39.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,269.66	$2,480.25	8.5%
Apartment Rent	$867.00	$1,444.00	40.0%

Transportation

Item	Mount Vernon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.63	$3.06	14.0%
Tire Balancing	$63.95	$65.21	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Mount Vernon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.83	$220.12	31.9%
Phone	$189.16	$195.71	3.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chesapeake, MO	0	93	7.5%
La Russell, MO	150	73	26.9%
Hoberg, MO	51	74	25.7%
Stotts City, MO	143	75	24.6%
Verona, MO	719	76	23.5%
Mount Vernon, MO	4,602	83	17.2%

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