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Mount Vernon is a small city of 35,377 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's part of the Mount Vernon, WA area. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,377people
$472kTypical home
$1,405/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
170Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,377
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,877 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Seattle, WA
- In the Mount Vernon, WA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,405/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,477 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 67 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk