| Index | Mountain View | Colorado | National |
| Cost of living | 125 | 111 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 106 | 104 | 100 |
| Groceries | 105 | 101 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 178 | 134 | 100 |
| Transportation | 104 | 105 | 100 |
| Utilities | 85 | 91 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $90,000 | $7,500 | $2,100 | $2,700 |
| Renters | $42,188 | $3,516 | $984 | $1,266 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Colorado | 2.9% | 10% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Colorado | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.81 | $24.26 | 10.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $50.45 | $45.56 | 10.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.70 | $3.70 | 0.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 1.1% |
| Movie | $14.70 | $12.13 | 21.1% |
| Bowling | $21.40 | $18.00 | 18.9% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.23 | $5.84 | 10.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.2% |
| Milk | $4.74 | $4.67 | 1.4% |
| Potatoes | $4.30 | $4.93 | 12.9% |
| Pizza | $12.87 | $12.09 | 6.5% |
| Beer | $10.67 | $10.41 | 2.5% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $121.38 | $125.68 | 3.4% |
| Doctor | $116.64 | $135.78 | 14.1% |
| Dentist | $126.27 | $113.29 | 11.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.88 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $447.94 | $468.60 | 4.4% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $379,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 105.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,151.90 | $2,346.69 | 34.3% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,087.00 | $949.00 | 14.5% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.67 | $3.46 | 5.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $60.05 | $59.92 | 0.2% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $145.02 | $193.99 | 25.2% |
| Phone | $194.36 | $192.25 | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Glendale CDP, CO | 78 | 102 | 2.3% |
| Eldorado Springs, CO | 325 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Lakeside, CO | 6 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Federal Heights, CO | 13,537 | 91 | 9.4% |
| North Washington, CO | 663 | 95 | 4.5% |
| Mountain View, CO | 565 | 125 | 25.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Carnelian Bay, CA | 565 | 173 | 72.9% |
| German Valley, IL | 565 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Etna Green, IN | 565 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Richmond, LA | 565 | 75 | 25.1% |
| Mountain Lake, NJ | 565 | 106 | 6.2% |
| Mountain View, CO | 565 | 125 | 25.1% |
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