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What Is It Like to Live in Mount Vernon?

What it costs to live in Mount Vernon, and how it compares with other New York cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

24

126th best value in New York

How much you get for what you pay, versus other New York cities.

Overall livability

33

112th overall in New York

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Mount Vernon is home to about 72,855 people. A typical home runs $380,500 and a household earns around $68,300, a price-to-income ratio of 5.6. Among New York's largest cities, it ranks 126th for value and 112th overall.

Mount Vernon at a glance

Median home price

$380,500

120th in NY of 135

Median rent

$1,406/mo

Median household income

$68,300

Home price to income

5.6x

Unemployment

6.9%

105th in NY of 135

School rating

5/10

99th in NY of 135

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NY of 135

Walk score

7/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within New York only. Updated 2026.