Mountain View CDP, California Cost Of Living

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36%

Overall NAT. AVG.

19%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

61%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Mountain View CDP	California	National
Cost of living	136	140	100
Goods & Services	119	109	100
Groceries	128	112	100
Health care	122	109	100
Housing	161	196	100
Transportation	140	132	100
Utilities	131	127	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Mountain View CDP is 2% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Mountain View CDP is 36% higher than the national average
Mountain View CDP housing is 61% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 59% 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	$101,250	$8,438	$2,362	$3,038
Renters	$32,903	$2,742	$768	$987

The affordability of the housing market in Mountain View CDP, CA 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 Mountain View CDP homeowners, the median income is $101,250. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,362 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $32,903. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $768 for their rent related monthly costs.

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Mountain View CDP	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.17	$20.27	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$71.31	$40.39	76.5%
Toothpaste	$3.06	$2.36	29.7%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.08	26.0%
Movie	$14.19	$10.99	29.2%
Bowling	$20.50	$15.49	32.3%

Groceries

Item	Mountain View CDP	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$4.30	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.82	$1.40	30.3%
Milk	$2.78	$2.20	26.2%
Potatoes	$2.98	$3.22	7.5%
Pizza	$12.93	$10.74	20.4%
Beer	$10.32	$9.60	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Mountain View CDP	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.96	$109.73	21.2%
Doctor	$139.84	$118.34	18.2%
Dentist	$138.42	$100.94	37.1%
Ibuprofen	$12.22	$9.93	23.0%
Lipitor	$473.62	$469.53	0.9%

Housing

Item	Mountain View CDP	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$334,000.00	$184,700.00	80.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,714.78	$1,229.62	120.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,093.00	$949.00	15.2%

Transportation

Item	Mountain View CDP	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.95	$2.71	45.7%
Tire Balancing	$68.02	$51.86	31.2%

Utilities

Item	Mountain View CDP	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$266.98	$170.84	56.3%
Phone	$185.39	$187.18	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.
Loma Mar, CA	150	128	28.5%
Alum Rock, CA	11,877	157	56.7%
East Palo Alto, CA	29,353	161	60.9%
Newark, CA	44,677	167	66.8%
Union City, CA	73,500	168	68.4%
Mountain View CDP, CA	2,585	136	36.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Madrid, IA	2,585	89	11.2%
Canton, MO	2,585	80	20.4%
Sandusky, MI	2,583	86	14.1%
Conrad, MT	2,587	85	15.1%
Garden Hill First Nation, MB	2,582	n/a
Mountain View CDP, CA	2,585	136	36.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.