OR area data
Mount Vernon, OR
Mount Vernon, OR.
Population: 921 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $319,981
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.3%
- All-time peak (2026-06)
- $319,986
- House Price Index
- 623.5 (+0.5% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, wildfire
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 41.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 25.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 14.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 207
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (41 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Grant County Regional Airport / Ogilvie Field (JDA) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +6 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $1,659
- Households with broadband internet
- 59.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,532
- Average weekly wage
- $825
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 9
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