Best PlacesMount Vernon Springs, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Vernon Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Vernon Springs ranks 25,402nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Vernon Springs
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 Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Vernon Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of towns
- Short commute23.7 minutes each way, better than 70% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Mount Vernon Springs ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Vernon Springs
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Vernon Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,113, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Springs' effective rate of 0.63%, 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 10 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 Springs
Mount Vernon Springs's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Vernon Springs.
Who works in Mount Vernon Springs, and how
Work in Mount Vernon Springs centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Vernon Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Vernon Springs.
What the weather is like in Mount Vernon Springs, month by month
Mount Vernon Springs sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Mount Vernon Springs
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 39 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mount Vernon Springs
Schools across Mount Vernon Springs average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bennett SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Pittsboro ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Siler City ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horton MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Chatham MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwood HighA · 70% proficient
- Chatham Central HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Jordan Matthews HighB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Vernon Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Vernon Springs 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 Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Vernon Springs
Is Mount Vernon Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Vernon Springs ranks 25,402nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on health outcomes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Vernon Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,925. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $65,113 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Mount Vernon Springs safe?
Mount Vernon Springs is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Vernon Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Vernon Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Vernon Springs 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 Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Vernon Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Vernon Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Vernon Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Vernon Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Vernon Springs 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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