Cost of living in Mount Vernon, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $929 a month.
Mount Vernon is a town in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,064 a year.
- People
- 2,548
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $929
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $72,064
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $178,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,151
- Franklin County, TX
Mount Vernon, Texas has about 2,548 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $178,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,151 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mount Vernon. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Texas's prices sit at 97.1 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.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Mount Vernon's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Mount Vernon's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Texas averaged $2.76 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 630 have higher typical rent than Mount Vernon.
Nearby places
- Mount Pleasant
Typical rent $910
Compare with Mount Vernon - Winnsboro
Typical rent $877
Compare with Mount Vernon - Pittsburg
Typical rent $777
Compare with Mount Vernon - Sulphur Springs
Typical rent $1,106
Compare with Mount Vernon - OmahaCompare with Mount Vernon
- Quitman
Typical rent $1,154
Compare with Mount Vernon - Cooper
Typical rent $877
- Daingerfield
Typical rent $920
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 Texas
Bigger places in Texas
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.