Cost of living in Mount Vernon, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $673 a month.
Mount Vernon is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $53,255 a year.
- People
- 4,563
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $673
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $53,255
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $186,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $976
- Lawrence County, MO
Mount Vernon, Missouri has about 4,563 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $186,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lawrence County is $976 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mount Vernon. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Missouri's prices sit at 90.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Mount Vernon's exact store tax.
Some places in Missouri add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a Mount Vernon bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Mount Vernon's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Missouri in the table we use.
Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 300 have higher typical rent than Mount Vernon.
Nearby places
- Aurora
Typical rent $823
Compare with Mount Vernon - Marionville
Typical rent $902
Compare with Mount Vernon - Monett
Typical rent $902
Compare with Mount Vernon - Pierce City
Typical rent $776
Compare with Mount Vernon - Sarcoxie
Typical rent $688
Compare with Mount Vernon - Crane
Typical rent $696
Compare with Mount Vernon - Ash Grove
Typical rent $770
Compare with Mount Vernon - Clever
Typical rent $1,151
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Missouri
Bigger places in Missouri
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.