| Index | Mountain View | Colorado | National |
| Cost of living index | 107 | 110 | 100 |
| Index | Mountain View | Colorado | National |
| Goods & Services index | 109 | 103 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care index | 104 | 104 | 100 |
| Housing index | 121 | 134 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 104 | 102 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 81 | 86 | 100 |
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| 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 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Colorado | 2.9% | 10% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Colorado | 4.63% | 4.63% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.46 | $17.49 | 17.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.88 | $38.17 | 12.3% |
| Toothpaste | $2.09 | $2.32 | 9.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.01 | 2.8% |
| Movie | $12.95 | $10.72 | 20.8% |
| Bowling | $20.00 | $13.86 | 44.3% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.28 | $3.90 | 9.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.44 | $1.40 | 3.2% |
| Milk | $1.83 | $1.96 | 6.7% |
| Potatoes | $2.77 | $3.18 | 13.0% |
| Pizza | $10.99 | $10.39 | 5.7% |
| Beer | $9.11 | $9.23 | 1.3% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $102.57 | $106.34 | 3.5% |
| Doctor | $125.43 | $115.25 | 8.8% |
| Dentist | $105.11 | $98.38 | 6.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.56 | $9.26 | 7.6% |
| Lipitor | $485.44 | $466.47 | 4.1% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $237,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 28.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,840.89 | $1,273.32 | 44.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $973.00 | $949.00 | 2.5% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.63 | $2.59 | 1.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.74 | $48.90 | 12.0% |
| Item | Mountain View | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $108.33 | $167.60 | 35.4% |
| Phone | $183.58 | $163.42 | 12.3% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Glendale CDP, CO | 78 | 102 | 2% |
| Lakeside, CO | 10 | 80 | -20% |
| Federal Heights, CO | 12,173 | 80 | -20% |
| Derby, CO | 8,930 | 90 | -10% |
| Glendale, CO | 4,905 | 96 | -4% |
| Mountain View, CO | 522 | 107 | 7% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Okay, OK | 522 | 73 | -27% |
| Stewart, MN | 522 | 84 | -16% |
| Saxtons River, VT | 522 | 112 | 12% |
| Crescent, IA | 522 | 92 | -8% |
| Deer Trail, CO | 522 | 90 | -10% |
| Mountain View, CO | 522 | 107 | 7% |