WA area data
Mount vernon, WA
Mount vernon, WA.
Population: 30,001 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $571,798
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +18.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +110.6%
- All-time peak (2026-02)
- $575,824
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $570,000
- Median list price
- $580,000
- Median days on market
- 11 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.2%
- Active listings
- 59
- 1-year forecast
- 0.0%
- Days to pending
- 23 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 36
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,035/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +6.1%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,354/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,183/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/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
- 14
- Elementary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 5
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, iceStorm, volcanicActivity, earthquake, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- A07
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 59.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 43.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 23.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 30
- Days with Good air quality
- 336
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 10.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Barker Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +293 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $4,404
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 76.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 40,441
- Average weekly wage
- $1,111
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 265
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