Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Median home value$484,000
New York $614,200
Median rent$1,629/mo
New York $1,830/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
New York 42%
Mount Vernon
Westchester County72,427 residentsMount Vernon School District
44
D
Suburbgrade score
55th of 60 New York suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
44
New York median 52
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mount Vernon is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mount Vernon against New York. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency24th pct
New York median 35th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.3
New York median 11.6
Graduation rate66%
New York median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Housing cost index98
New York 100
Eff. tax rate1.98%
New York 1.37%
Local sales tax8.54%
New York median 8.54%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 29/100
F
Mean commute35.0 min
New York 35.6 min
Under 30 minutes45%
New York 44%
Transit stops / sq mi9.4
New York median 2.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 90/100
A
Restaurants & cafés107
New York median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries17
New York median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks79
New York median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$78,779
New York $99,155
Unemployment9.3%
New York 6.8%
Professional occupations41%
New York 48%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mount Vernon on housing & affordability
Mount Vernon's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Hicksville19 mi from Mount VernonC+ 62 C East Meadow19 mi from Mount VernonC+ 65 C+ Levittown21 mi from Mount VernonC+ 64 C+ Harrison10 mi from Mount VernonC 59 C Hoboken16 mi from Mount VernonC 69 B− New City19 mi from Mount VernonC 54 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mount Vernon
Is Mount Vernon, NY a good place to live?
Mount Vernon scores 44 out of 100, 55th of 60 New York suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mount Vernon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $484,000, 21% below the New York median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.98%. $1,629/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mount Vernon?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Mount Vernon sit at the 24th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 66% graduation rate and a 11.3 student–teacher ratio. Mount Vernon is served by Mount Vernon School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mount Vernon?
The mean commute is 35.0 min, with 45% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.7% working from home. Transit density is 9.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mount Vernon?
Within two miles there are 17 groceries, 107 restaurants and cafés and 79 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Mount Vernon old or new?
The median home in Mount Vernon was built in 1953 — older than the New York median of 1960. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 32% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.