Mount Vernon Real Estate

Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York. Mount Vernon is the 8th most populous city in the state of New York. Northside Mount Vernon has a suburban presence with tree lined streets and close knit homes side by side while Southside Mount Vernon has a very urban feel. Mt. Vernon's downtown business district is also located on the city's southside, which features the City Hall, Office buildings, and other municipal establishments.

As of the census of 2000, there were 68,381 people, 27,048 households, and 18,432 families residing in 28,558 housing units. The 27,048 households are comprised of 31% with children under the age of 18 living with them, almost 41% married couples living together.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,128, and the median income for a family was $55,573. Males had a median income of $41,493 versus $37,871 for females.

Mount Vernon Schools - Mount Vernon City School District consist of 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools and 1 alternative high school.

Mount Vernon has in recent years undergone a transition from a city of homes and mediocre businesses to a city of regional commerce. Between 2000 and 2006, the city of Mount Vernon's economy grew 20.5%, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the metropolitan area of New York. Mount Vernon is often considered a poster child for cities within the county for having such a large magnitude of diversity for a city of its size. Mount Vernon is the third largest and the most densely populated city in the county of Westchester. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles. Mount Vernon is typically thought to be divided into four major sections in four square miles: The North Side, the South Side, Mount Vernon Heights and Downtown.

Mount Vernon's North Side is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Westchester County. The Northern part of the city consists of five neighborhoods: Fleetwood, Chester Heights, Huntswood, Estate Manor/Aubyn Estates, and Oakwood Heights. In Fleetwood, there are many large co-op buildings lining the center of town, which is bisected by Gramatan Avenue. The Huntswood and Estates sections are more affluent areas that are on the border between Mount Vernon and the Village of Bronxville with property values ranging from high $400,000 to millions of dollars for single houses.

Mount Vernon's South Side, heavily urban influenced resembling The Bronx and the rest of New York City. includes the neighborhoods: Parkside, and Southside. Numerous industrial businesses are located in Parkside, while the rest of Southside Mount Vernon features multi-family homes, apartment buildings, commercial businesses and housing projects.

Mount Vernon Heights highly elevated terrain has named it "The rolling hills of homes". It is home to the city's commercial corridor Sandford Square known as Sandford Boulevard (6th Street), which anchors businesses such as Target, Best Buy, Petco, Staples, Stop and Shop, Bed Bath & Beyond, Famous Footwear, Colonial Plaza, Hooperstown and Restaurant Depot. Sandford Blvd is also a certified commercial corridor in the city attracting shoppers from nearby communities in the county as well as Bronx residents even as far away as Connecticut via the Merrit Parkway which merges onto the Hutchinson River Parkway. Most of the commercial development has occurred since the 1980s. The area is still undergoing revitalization to encourage economic development within this 400-acre of land situated along and around the boulevard.

Downtown Mount Vernon features Gramatan and Fourth Avenue shopping district (known as "The Avenue" by locals), Petrillo Plaza transit hub and also houses the city's central government. Downtown is currently in the same condition it was 40 years ago. It features the same mid-century architecture and format, little changed. It struggles to keep up with the surrounding communities' rapid development.

Mount Vernon has a large commercial sector which boosts the city's economy, with industries such as manufacturing, electronics, engineering, and high tech mainly located in the Southside section of the city. The city is home to the headquarters of Zelco Industries Inc., Unitex, and Clickable Enterprises Inc., as well as Capri Album Inc. and Spl Integrated Solutions' northeast branch. Mount Vernon is also home to Columbus Construction Co., who helped at Ground Zero during the World Trade Center cleanup in lower Manhattan. Mount Vernon also has an established Empire Zone for commercial and industrial use located in the southern portion of the city which has attracted manufacturing companies and nationally recognized businesses for major retailers and companies.

Mount Vernon Transportation - Mount Vernon is served by two different commuter railroad lines (Metro North's Harlem Line traveling north, and the New Haven Line traveling east) with a total of three station stops (Mount Vernon West, and Fleetwood on the Harlem Line and Mount Vernon East on the New Haven Line).