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Mount Vernon is a big small town of 13,122 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $836k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,122people
$836kTypical home
$1,620/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,122
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,511 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Washington, DC
- 14 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $836k (≈$5,273/mo)
- Median rent $1,620/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DCA airport
- 10 mi to DCA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- Right on the coast
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 199 bars within 25 mi
- 852 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfax County: D+35 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk