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Mount Vernon is a big small town of 6,400 people in Posey County, Indiana. It's about 20 miles from Evansville, IN and 123 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $783 a month.
6,400people
$163kTypical home
$783/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,400
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,224 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Louisville, KY
- 20 mi to Evansville, IN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EVV airport
- 119 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Posey County: R+43 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk