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Mount Vernon is a small town of 1,067 people in Somerset County, Maryland. It's about 14 miles from Salisbury, MD and 81 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,067people
$164kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,067
- Part of a metro area
- About 82 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,031/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SBY airport
- 80 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+17 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.