Mount Vernon
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About Mount Vernon
Town in Texas, United StatesMount Vernon is a town and the county seat of Franklin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,491 at the 2020 United States census.
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Housing in Mount Vernon
The typical Mount Vernon home is worth about $270,000, up 3.7% in a year, 10% below the Texas typical home.
Safety in Mount Vernon
Safety Grade B
Mount Vernon reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Mount Vernon
Full picture →Most working residents leave Mount Vernon for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (16%), Sulphur Springs (8%) and Dallas (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Health in Mount Vernon
Health Grade C
Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mount Vernon
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mount Vernon
Full climate →Mount Vernon has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Mount Vernon
All Mount Vernon schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Mount Vernon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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