| Index | Mount Vernon | Oregon | National |
| Cost of living | 86 | 111 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 94 | 105 | 100 |
| Groceries | 104 | 109 | 100 |
| Health care | 117 | 105 | 100 |
| Housing | 56 | 123 | 100 |
| Transportation | 117 | 117 | 100 |
| Utilities | 87 | 96 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $79,792 | $6,649 | $1,862 | $2,394 |
| Renters | $31,250 | $2,604 | $729 | $938 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Oregon | 0% | 0% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Oregon | 4.75% | 9.9% |
| Item | Mount Vernon | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.67 | $24.26 | 6.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $39.87 | $45.56 | 12.5% |
| Toothpaste | $4.00 | $3.70 | 8.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.15 | $1.28 | 9.9% |
| Movie | $9.66 | $12.13 | 20.4% |
| Bowling | $11.07 | $18.00 | 38.5% |
| Item | Mount Vernon | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.27 | $5.84 | 7.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $2.76 | $1.57 | 75.5% |
| Milk | $4.73 | $4.67 | 1.2% |
| Potatoes | $4.34 | $4.93 | 12.0% |
| Pizza | $11.99 | $12.09 | 0.8% |
| Beer | $10.92 | $10.41 | 4.9% |
| Item | Mount Vernon | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $144.67 | $125.68 | 15.1% |
| Doctor | $182.86 | $135.78 | 34.7% |
| Dentist | $130.71 | $113.29 | 15.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.85 | $10.65 | 1.8% |
| Lipitor | $482.37 | $468.60 | 2.9% |
| Item | Mount Vernon | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $102,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 44.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,425.82 | $2,346.69 | 3.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $541.00 | $949.00 | 43.0% |
| Item | Mount Vernon | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $4.13 | $3.46 | 19.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $65.72 | $59.92 | 9.7% |
| Item | Mount Vernon | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $148.41 | $193.99 | 23.5% |
| Phone | $198.27 | $192.25 | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| John Day, OR | 1,740 | 91 | 9.2% |
| Canyon City, OR | 807 | 92 | 7.7% |
| Mount Vernon, OR | 786 | 86 | 13.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bloomsbury, NJ | 786 | 110 | 10.3% |
| Genoa, NV | 786 | 214 | 114.3% |
| McConnell, WV | 786 | 97 | 3.5% |
| L'Ascension, QC | 786 | n/a | |
| Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, QC | 786 | n/a | |
| Mount Vernon, OR | 786 | 86 | 13.6% |
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