Best PlacesNorth Side, Mount Vernon, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Side, Mount Vernon, 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.
North Side, Mount Vernon ranks 2,657th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Side, Mount Vernon
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.
North Side, Mount Vernon's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Side, Mount Vernon ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where North Side, Mount Vernon ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Side, Mount Vernon
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Side, Mount Vernon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,018, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 North Side, Mount Vernon's effective rate of 1.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Side, Mount Vernon
North Side, Mount Vernon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Side, Mount Vernon.
Who works in North Side, Mount Vernon, and how
Work in North Side, Mount Vernon centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in North Side, Mount Vernon
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Side, Mount Vernon, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Side, Mount Vernon, month by month
North Side, Mount Vernon sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 54° |
Flying in and out of North Side, Mount Vernon
Laguardia sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Side, Mount Vernon
Schools across North Side, Mount Vernon average a B−, better than 69% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bronxville Elementary SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Lincoln SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- School 30A− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pelham Middle SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Benjamin Turner Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Pelham Memorial High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Bronxville High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Mount Vernon Steam AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Side, Mount Vernon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Side, Mount Vernon 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 North Side, Mount Vernon against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who North Side, Mount Vernon suits
Common questions about living in North Side, Mount Vernon
Is North Side, Mount Vernon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Side, Mount Vernon ranks 2,657th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, clean air, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Side, Mount Vernon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $483,878. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $101,018 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is North Side, Mount Vernon safe?
Yes, North Side, Mount Vernon is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Side, Mount Vernon?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of neighborhoods.
Is North Side, Mount Vernon good for families?
Schools beat 69% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare North Side, Mount Vernon with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Side, Mount Vernon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Side, Mount Vernon 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.
North Side, Mount Vernon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Side, Mount Vernon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Side, Mount Vernon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Side, Mount Vernon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Side, Mount Vernon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Side, Mount Vernon 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.
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