According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Mount Vernon has an overall cost of living index of 142 which is 1.4x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Mount Vernon has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Mount Vernon ranks as #5,649 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Mount Vernon ranks as the #770 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Mount Vernon | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 142 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 133 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 148 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 111 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 175 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 133 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 99 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New York, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Mount Vernon | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $367,200 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,327 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $59,291 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 6.2x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.27x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | Mount Vernon | New York |
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Shampoo | $1.67 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.31 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.49 | $14.67 |
Item | Mount Vernon | New York |
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Ground Beef | $6.4 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.65 | $1.39 |
Milk | $3.11 | $2.05 |
Item | Mount Vernon | New York |
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Haircut | $23.25 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.79 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $4.42 | $2.34 |
Item | Mount Vernon | New York |
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Potatoes | $4.16 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.33 | $10.62 |
Beer | $12.01 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $108.08 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $106.72 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $124.43 | $99.13 |
Item | Mount Vernon | New York |
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Gasoline | $2.62 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $80.22 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $157.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.52 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Mount Vernon |
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Yonkers, NY | 200,183 | 147 | 1.0x |
New Rochelle, NY | 79,367 | 160 | 1.1x |
Eastchester, NY | 19,911 | 163 | 1.1x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.2x |
Mamaroneck, NY | 19,247 | 165 | 1.2x |
Woodmere, NY | 17,020 | 176 | 1.2x |
North New Hyde Park, NY | 14,952 | 170 | 1.2x |
Jericho, NY | 13,928 | 183 | 1.3x |
Malverne, NY | 8,516 | 149 | 1.0x |
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY | 7,969 | 172 | 1.2x |