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Mount Vernon is a big small town of 14,090 people in Jefferson County, Illinois. It's about 75 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $910 a month.
14,090people
$100kTypical home
$910/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,090
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 961 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 75 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (537 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,908 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MWA airport
- 84 mi to STL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+48 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk