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South Mount Vernon is a tiny town of 589 people in Knox County, Ohio. It's about 27 miles from Mansfield, OH and 38 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
589people
$239kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
33"Snow
203Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 589
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,183 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Columbus, OH
- 27 mi to Mansfield, OH
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,510/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CMH airport
- 34 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+45 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.