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Mount Vernon is a small town of 1,339 people in Mobile County, Alabama. It's about 30 miles from Mobile, AL and 183 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,339people
$112kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,339
- Part of a metro area
- About 244 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Mobile, AL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MOB airport
- 65 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Alabama districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mobile County: R+16 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk