Cost Of Living in Mount Vista, WA

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35%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

96%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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 Vista	Washington	National
Cost of living	135	118	100
Goods & Services	106	111	100
Groceries	111	110	100
Health care	110	120	100
Housing	196	135	100
Transportation	126	123	100
Utilities	96	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Mount Vista is 14% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Mount Vista is 35% higher than the national average
Mount Vista housing is 96% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Washington state income tax is 100% 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	$101,762	$8,480	$2,374	$3,053
Renters	$55,905	$4,659	$1,304	$1,677

The affordability of the housing market in Mount Vista, WA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Mount Vista homeowners, the median income is $101,762. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,374 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $55,905. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,304 for their rent related monthly costs.

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Mount Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$41.22	$24.26	69.9%
Beauty Salon	$60.58	$45.56	33.0%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.5%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	6.9%
Bowling	$18.31	$18.00	1.7%

Groceries

Item	Mount Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.03	$1.57	28.8%
Milk	$5.04	$4.67	7.9%
Potatoes	$4.39	$4.93	11.1%
Pizza	$12.21	$12.09	1.0%
Beer	$12.07	$10.41	15.9%

Health Care

Item	Mount Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.94	$125.68	5.0%
Doctor	$188.49	$135.78	38.8%
Dentist	$115.08	$113.29	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.58	$10.65	8.7%
Lipitor	$386.53	$468.60	17.5%

Housing

Item	Mount Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$382,300.00	$184,700.00	107.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,332.86	$2,346.69	42.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,614.00	$949.00	70.1%

Transportation

Item	Mount Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.16	$3.46	20.3%
Tire Balancing	$84.45	$59.92	40.9%

Utilities

Item	Mount Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.73	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$190.36	$192.25	1.0%

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.
Deer Island, OR	105	100	0.4%
Wood Village, OR	4,069	109	9.0%
St. Helens, OR	13,779	112	12.0%
Walnut Grove, WA	9,324	113	13.0%
Woodland, WA	6,223	116	16.4%
Mount Vista, WA	9,762	135	34.8%

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Sweet Home, OR	9,763	99	0.7%
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Sugar Grove, IL	9,756	117	17.3%
Ingleside, TX	9,768	95	4.9%
Eunice, LA	9,754	84	15.6%
Mount Vista, WA	9,762	135	34.8%