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Mount Vernon is a small town of 4,513 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 13 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 193 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $780 a month.
4,513people
$245kTypical home
$780/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
31"Snow
233Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,513
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,209 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,546/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CID airport
- 118 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 780 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 371 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Linn County: D+10 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk