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10,764people live here $100,293median household income▲ 24% above US $2,041median rent per month▲ 44% above US $586,600median home value▲ 76% above US

Mount Vista is an unincorporated community in Clark County, WA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Mount Vista

Mount Vista is an unincorporated community in Washington with household incomes running above the national average, commutes that run shorter than most cities, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Mount Vista deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Short commutes
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Fast-growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
High student-teacher ratio

How Mount Vista compares

Median household income

Mount Vista$100,293

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Mount Vista$2,041

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Mount Vista$586,600

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Mount Vista

Based on Mount Vista's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,082

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $81,640 a year
40% of Mount Vista renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$117,320

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $58,660
Homes cost 5.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 44% above US

$2,041/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,041 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $586,600. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $586,600 · 40% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Clark County is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Clark County (county-wide)

Safety

144 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Mount Vista doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Clark County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 912/100k · Policed by Clark County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2024 data

Getting around▼ 16% below US

22 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 21.9 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 26% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

64%

Work from home

26%

Carpool

4.0%

Walk

3.6%

Other

2.4%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 76°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

2 hospitals

There are 2 Medicare-certified hospitals inside city limits. They average 4.0 out of 5 on Medicare's star rating.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforceNear US average

39% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 39% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (8 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Mount Vista's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and commutes that run shorter than most cities; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,041/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (26% of workers here already work from home) and people who want short commutes. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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