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Mount Vernon is a small town of 4,563 people in Lawrence County, Missouri. It's about 30 miles from Springfield, MO and 134 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $673 a month.
4,563people
$187kTypical home
$673/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,563
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,103 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 30 mi to Springfield, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,178/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SGF airport
- 131 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 258 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+64 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk