Best PlacesMount Vernon, Baltimore, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon, Baltimore, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Vernon, Baltimore ranks 2,743rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Vernon, Baltimore
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mount Vernon, Baltimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Vernon, Baltimore ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Vernon, Baltimore ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Vernon, Baltimore
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Vernon, Baltimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $77,909; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mount Vernon, Baltimore's effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Vernon, Baltimore
Mount Vernon, Baltimore's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Vernon, Baltimore.
Who works in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, and how
Work in Mount Vernon, Baltimore centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 31%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 41%
Life in Mount Vernon, Baltimore
Mount Vernon, Baltimore has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Vernon, Baltimore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, month by month
Mount Vernon, Baltimore sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 39° | 33° |
| April | 68° | 59° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 71° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Mount Vernon, Baltimore
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.3 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mount Vernon, Baltimore
Schools across Mount Vernon, Baltimore average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vanguard Collegiate MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Baltimore School For The ArtsC+ · 37% proficient
- Baltimore Leadership School For Young WomenF · 10% proficient
- The Reach! Partnership SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Vernon, Baltimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Vernon, Baltimore measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mount Vernon, Baltimore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Vernon, Baltimore
Is Mount Vernon, Baltimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Vernon, Baltimore ranks 2,743rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Vernon, Baltimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,413. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $77,909 median income, cost of living beats 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Vernon, Baltimore safe?
Mount Vernon, Baltimore is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $805 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Vernon, Baltimore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Vernon, Baltimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Vernon, Baltimore represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mount Vernon, Baltimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Vernon, Baltimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Vernon, Baltimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Vernon, Baltimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Vernon, Baltimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Vernon, Baltimore detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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