Area data
Mount vernon, NY — ZIP 10550
Population: 38,972 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $565,200
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- -4.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- -1.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +44.3%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $619,940
- House Price Index
- 420.6 (+5.3% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $655,000
- Median list price
- $575,000
- Median days on market
- 54 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.7%
- Active listings
- 18
- 1-year forecast
- +1.0%
- New listings (monthly)
- 7
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,646/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +5.4%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,377/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,185/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 115.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 8
- Elementary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 1
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, strongWind, winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 55.0°F
- Average high
- 63.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 60.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 14.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 287
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 12.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 255
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 23
- Nearest national park
- Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (1 mi)
- Nearest airport
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -5,185 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,956
- Median annual property tax
- $10,001
- Mean commute to work
- 33 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 56.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 362,328
- Average weekly wage
- $1,731
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 222
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