Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,925, settled in 1797.
The best of Mount Vernon’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 39% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Vernon, where Georgia’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On incomes, just 16 of Georgia’s 367 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Mount Vernon is home to Brewton-Parker College. Mount Vernon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Vernon beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Brewton-Parker College | 914 |
2,451 counted in 2010 and 1,990 in 2020; an estimated 1,925 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Mount Vernon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1940.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Vernon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Vernon.
41% of Mount Vernon adults feel lonely, above both Georgia’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (33%). 17% of Mount Vernon adults have diabetes. Mount Vernon beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Mount Vernon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mount Vernon | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.2% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Montgomery County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 203 | B |
| Montgomery County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 264 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
The typical Mount Vernon home is worth about $144,000, up 4.7% in a year, 56% below the Georgia typical home. Mount Vernon’s median rent is $614 a month.
| Mount Vernon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $614 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Mount Vernon for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Mount Vernon is $33,000. Since 2013, Mount Vernon has lost 33 jobs, to 324 in 2023.
| Mount Vernon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $33,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Vernon has mild winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mount Vernon since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Mount Vernon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. JM Fountain Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Vernon
College town 17 of every 100 Mount Vernon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,900 at the 2020 census, down from 2,451 in 2010. It is home to Brewton–Parker College.
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One town shares a border with Mount Vernon.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Ailey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mount Vernon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mount Vernon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Ailey isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Vernon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Benny Dees and Theodore Johnson.