CITY PROFILE
Mount Vernon, WA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Mount Vernon, Washington is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, often-cloudy skies, and a wet climate—expect gray days and regular rain as the norm. Housing here is among the most expensive metros in our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move. The tradeoff is a mild, predictable climate without extreme temperature swings, though you'll need to be comfortable with persistent moisture and limited sunshine.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $590K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,131/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.9°C · warmest 17.2°C · coolest 3.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1302 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.48 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #327 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy68
- Affordable to rent54
- Climate comfort56
- Plenty of sunshine27
- Big-city amenities21
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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