According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Mount Vista has an overall cost of living index of 127 which is 1.3x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Washington, Mount Vista has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Washington's index of 116.
The standard of living in Mount Vista ranks as #5,135 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Washington. By definition, that implies Mount Vista ranks as the #1,271 most expensive place in the Evergreen State.
Living Expense | Mount Vista | Washington | National Average | |
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Overall | 127 | 116 | 100 | |
Services | 123 | 108 | 100 | |
Groceries | 115 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 115 | 119 | 100 | |
Housing | 151 | 135 | 100 | |
Transportation | 126 | 116 | 100 | |
Utilities | 87 | 89 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Washington, 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 Vista | Washington | United States |
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Median Home Value | $360,200 | $339,000 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $1,539 | $1,258 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $84,901 | $73,775 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 4.2x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Mount Vista | Washington |
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Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.01 |
Movie | $11.33 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $18.8 | $13.86 |
Item | Mount Vista | Washington |
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Ground Beef | $4.89 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $1.69 | $1.4 |
Milk | $1.93 | $1.96 |
Item | Mount Vista | Washington |
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Haircut | $32.0 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $55.0 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $2.59 | $2.32 |
Item | Mount Vista | Washington |
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Potatoes | $2.01 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $13.09 | $10.39 |
Beer | $10.79 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $139.0 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $161.0 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $96.4 | $98.38 |
Item | Mount Vista | Washington |
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Gasoline | $3.22 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $65.4 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $139.26 | $167.6 |
Phone | $166.98 | $163.42 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Mount Vista |
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Vancouver, WA | 180,556 | 115 | 0.9x |
Orchards, WA | 24,335 | 114 | 0.9x |
Camas, WA | 23,200 | 131 | 1.0x |
Hazel Dell, WA | 21,196 | 115 | 0.9x |
Salmon Creek, WA | 20,956 | 121 | 1.0x |
Battle Ground, WA | 20,406 | 116 | 0.9x |
Five Corners, WA | 18,908 | 116 | 0.9x |
Washougal, WA | 15,769 | 118 | 0.9x |
Columbia, PA | 10,382 | 90 | 0.7x |
Walnut Grove, WA | 9,907 | 118 | 0.9x |