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A city of 14,090 people in Illinois
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City in Illinois, United States
1817Established
14,600Population
14.7 sq miArea
512 ftElevation

Mount Vernon is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area, which includes all of Jefferson and Hamilton counties.

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ZIP code62864
Area code618
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$162K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $162,000 in May 2026.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market58
Sale-to-list94%
Sold in May14
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Violent crime per 1,000
Mount Vernon 5.8
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Mount Vernon 20.1
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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