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Median Home Price in Mount Vernon, IL

The median home value in Mount Vernon, IL is $131,887 as of 2026-06-30, up 6.41% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$131,887

Year-over-Year

+6.41%

Population

14,146

Mount Vernon ranks #252 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 58.6% below the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Jefferson County, where the county-wide median is $140,777.

Crime in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon police recorded a violent crime rate of 247 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,089 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Mount Vernon

How much does a house cost in Mount Vernon, IL?

The median home value in Mount Vernon is $131,887. That's up 6.41% from a year earlier. That is about 58.6% below the typical county in Illinois.

Is Mount Vernon expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mount Vernon are cheaper than Jefferson County as a whole, where the median is $140,777 — a difference of about 6.3%.

Is Mount Vernon a safe place to live?

Mount Vernon police reported 247 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,146. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.