Home prices
The median home value in Mount Vernon is $118,000. In comparison to nearby areas it is about $15,040 (11%) lower.It is about $99,500 (45%) lower in comparison to the US as a whole, and it is approximately $33,600 (22%) lower compared to the city of Columbus.
Rents
Mount Vernon's median monthly rent is $706. It is roughly $128 (15%) lower compared to nearby areas.It is about $356 (33%) lower compared to the United States as a whole, and compared to the city of Columbus is roughly $255 (26%) lower.
Nearby places
Gambier
Gambier is approximately 3 miles east from Mount Vernon. Housing prices there are significantly more expensive. The median home in Gambier is valued at $234,900, which comes out to $116,900 (49%) higher than Mount Vernon. Its rents are somewhat less expensive. Gambier's median monthly rent is $648, which comes out to $58 (8%) lower than Mount Vernon.
Apple Valley
Apple Valley is about 6 miles northeast of Mount Vernon. Real estate prices there are a little more expensive. The median home in Apple Valley is valued at $160,800, which works out to $42,800 (26%) higher than Mount Vernon. Rent there is a lot more expensive. In Apple Valley the median monthly rent is $1,172, which works out to $466 (39%) higher than Mount Vernon.
Fredericktown
Fredericktown is approximately 7 miles northwest of Mount Vernon. Housing prices there are similar. The price of the median home in Fredericktown is $120,800, which works out to $2,800 (2%) higher than Mount Vernon. Rents there are fairly similar. The median monthly rent in Fredericktown is $685, which works out to $21 (3%) lower than Mount Vernon.
Martinsburg
Martinsburg is roughly 9 miles southeast of Mount Vernon. The real estate prices there are a lot less expensive. The median home price in Martinsburg is $72,000, which works out to $46,000 (63%) lower than Mount Vernon. Its rents are somewhat less expensive. In Martinsburg the median monthly rent is $663, which comes out to $43 (6%) lower than Mount Vernon.
Sparta
Sparta is about 10 miles west from Mount Vernon. Housing prices there are substantially less expensive. Sparta's median home price is $76,700, which is $41,300 (53%) lower than Mount Vernon. Its rents are somewhat more expensive. In Sparta the median rent is $1,000 a month, which works out to $294 (29%) higher than Mount Vernon.