Mount Vernon
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Outdoors in Mount Vernon
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1923
Mt Vernon MO Presby PHS1029, 1923
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About Mount Vernon
City in Missouri, U.S.Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,526. Mount Vernon is located halfway between Springfield and Joplin along I-44.
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How Mount Vernon ranks
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Housing in Mount Vernon
The typical Mount Vernon home is worth about $232,000, up 1.5% in a year, 14% below the Missouri typical home.
Safety in Mount Vernon
Safety Grade B
Mount Vernon reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Mount Vernon
Full picture →About one in 4 of Mount Vernon’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Springfield (24%), Monett (6%) and Joplin (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
Health in Mount Vernon
Health Grade D
Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mount Vernon
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mount Vernon
Full climate →Mount Vernon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Mount Vernon
All Mount Vernon schools →School Grade B
The public schools Mount Vernon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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