

Bremerton vs Mount Vernon
$595/mo less in Mount Vernon
BremertonMount VernonAbout 69 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. $2,845/mo in Bremerton. −$7,140 a year.
Bremerton
$2,845
left each month
Mount Vernon
$2,250
−$595 vs Bremerton
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In 2022-2023, 35 households moved Bremerton → Mount Vernon (avg AGI $94,200). 36 went the other way. The whole move →
−$595 / mo
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| Per month | Bremerton | Mount Vernon | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,650 | −$600 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,747 | $1,569 | −$178 |
| Take-home pay | $6,503 | $6,081 | −$422 |
| Rent | $1,596 | $1,652 | +$56 |
| Getting around | $505 | $622 | +$117 |
| Groceries | $430 | $430 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $483 | $483 | $0 |
| Utilities | $269 | $269 | $0 |
| Everything else | $376 | $376 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,845 | $2,250 | −$595 |
Salary to match Bremerton
$102,000
Gross pay in Mount Vernon that leaves the same amount as $99,000 in Bremerton.
Tax difference
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.
More about Mount Vernon
Bremerton, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,900 and 154 sunny days; commutes average 30 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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Mount Vernon → Bremerton →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Mount Vernon than Bremerton?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Mount Vernon leaves about $595 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,596 in Bremerton 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 Bremerton 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 Bremerton 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.