Mountain View, CO Cost Of Living

Mountain View cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Mountain View	Colorado	National
Cost of living index	109	108	100
Index	Mountain View	Colorado	National
Goods & Services index	107	99	100
Groceries index	98	99	100
Health care index	105	103	100
Housing index	121	134	100
Transportation index	106	104	100
Utilities index	94	78	100

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The cost of living in Mountain View is equal to the Colorado average.
The cost of living in Mountain View is 9% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Mountain View is 21% higher than the national average.
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average.
Colorado state income tax is 108% higher 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	$55,139	$4,595	$1,286	$1,654
Renters	$36,397	$3,033	$849	$1,092

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.63%	4.63%

Goods & Services

Item	Mountain View	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.24	$16.09	19.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.83	$37.33	1.3%
Toothpaste	$2.32	$2.45	5.3%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.1%
Movie	$12.42	$10.28	20.8%
Bowling	$6.12	$4.93	24.2%

Groceries

Item	Mountain View	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$3.80	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.40	3.6%
Milk	$1.72	$2.01	14.3%
Potatoes	$2.33	$3.01	22.7%
Pizza	$9.26	$9.89	6.3%
Beer	$8.48	$8.90	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Mountain View	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.38	$102.16	1.7%
Doctor	$131.22	$108.36	21.1%
Dentist	$91.02	$92.53	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.01	$9.28	2.9%
Lipitor	$427.16	$425.82	0.3%

Housing

Item	Mountain View	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$237,900.00	$184,700.00	28.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,616.31	$1,202.44	34.4%
Apartment Rent	$973.00	$949.00	2.5%

Transportation

Item	Mountain View	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.25	$2.24	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$54.00	$46.29	16.7%

Utilities

Item	Mountain View	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.57	$165.96	21.9%
Phone	$32.29	$28.68	12.6%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Glendale CDP, CO	78	103	3%
Lakeside, CO	10	80	-20%
Federal Heights, CO	12,173	81	-19%
Derby, CO	8,930	90	-10%
Glendale, CO	4,905	97	-3%
Mountain View, CO	522	109	9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stewart, MN	522	85	-15%
Okay, OK	522	77	-23%
Crescent, IA	522	92	-8%
Saxtons River, VT	522	112	12%
Deer Trail, CO	522	91	-9%
Mountain View, CO	522	109	9%

Source: The Mountain View, CO cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Mountain View, CO Cost of Living