City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Hollywood | Mount Vernon | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,463/mo | $1,461/mo | 0.1% higher in A |
| Median home value | $345,300 | $446,400 | 22.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $61,958 | $75,511 | 17.9% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 102.1 | 107.5 | 5.0% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 96.5 | 118.7 | 18.7% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 106.5 | 102.9 | 3.6% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 104.8 | 105.5 | 0.6% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Hollywood, you'd need $100,066 in Mount Vernon to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Hollywood and Mount Vernon have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 3% lower in Mount Vernon than in Hollywood. If you earn $80,000 in Hollywood, you'd need about $80,053 in Mount Vernon to keep the same standard of living.