AL area data
Mount vernon, AL
Mount vernon, AL.
Population: 2,858 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $101,197
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- -10.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- -4.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +26.9%
- All-time peak (2023-05)
- $113,170
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $90,000
- Median list price
- $120,000
- Median days on market
- 81 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 84.0%
- Active listings
- 5
- 1-year forecast
- -1.3%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,000/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,310/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/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
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, lightning, coastalFlooding, inlandFlooding, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 71.0°F
- Average high
- 81.0°F
- Average low
- 61.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 203
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Mark Reynolds/North Mobile County Airport (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -346 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $483
- Households with broadband internet
- 36.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 147,490
- Average weekly wage
- $1,128
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,369
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