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Mount Vernon is a mid-size city of 72,427 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $484k and rent runs about $2k a month.
72,427people
$484kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 72,427
- Part of a metro area
- About 16,491 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $484k (≈$3,052/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (486 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,361 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LGA airport
- 10 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 32% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 196 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,633 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,877 bars within 25 mi
- 5,378 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 134 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 302 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westchester County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk