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Bellingham vs Mount Vernon

$1/mo less in Mount Vernon

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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BellinghamMount VernonAbout 26 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Mount Vernon costs you more
  • No state income tax
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,250/mo in Mount Vernon. $2,251/mo in Bellingham. −$12 a year.

Bellingham

$2,251

left each month

Mount Vernon

$2,250

−$1 vs Bellingham

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Mount Vernon wins 1 of 4Bellingham 3 · ties 0
$5,829Take-home · Mount Vernon$6,081
$1,471Rent · Bellingham$1,652
$2,107Other bills · Bellingham$2,179
$2,251Left over · Bellingham$2,250

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In 2022-2023, 498 households moved Bellingham → Mount Vernon (avg AGI $72,494). 450 went the other way. The whole move →

−$1 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthBellinghamMount Vernon
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Bellingham, WA and Mount Vernon, WA
Per monthBellinghamMount VernonDifference
Gross pay$7,292$7,650+$358
Income and payroll tax$1,463$1,569+$106
Take-home pay$5,829$6,081+$252
Rent$1,471$1,652+$181
Getting around$550$622+$72
Groceries$430$430$0
Healthcare$483$483$0
Utilities$269$269$0
Everything else$376$376$0
Left over$2,251$2,250−$1

Salary to match Bellingham

$92,000

Gross pay in Mount Vernon that leaves the same amount as $87,500 in Bellingham.

Tax difference

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.

More about Mount Vernon

Bellingham, WA in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,751 and 131 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Mount Vernon, WA in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,967 and 124 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Mount Vernon than Bellingham?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Mount Vernon leaves about $1 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,471 in Bellingham and $1,652 in Mount Vernon.

Does Mount Vernon have state income tax?

Mount Vernon is in Washington, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Bellingham to Mount Vernon?

The paycheck is taxed in Washington. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Bellingham and Mount Vernon changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.