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New Rochelle vs Mount Vernon

New Rochelle, NY compared with Mount Vernon, NY · 3 miles apart

New Rochelle has 85,864 residents to Mount Vernon’s 72,304. New Rochelle comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Mount Vernon does better on median rent, price to income.

New Rochelle, NY Mount Vernon, NY
Population 85,864 72,304
Density (per sq mi) 8,348 16,463
Median household income $109,167 $78,779
Median home value $702,500 $484,000
Median rent $1,917 $1,629
Homeownership 53.7% 42.9%
Average commute 32.5 min 35 min
Median age 42.3 40.7
Bachelor's degree + 51.6% 35.9%
Poverty rate 10.1% 14.7%
Unemployment 5.9% 9.3%
Price to income 6.4× 6.1×
Clear days a year 20
Days above 90°F 15

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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