Population
Mount Vernon
72,528
Galt
25,665
Median Income
Mount Vernon
$77,171
Galt
$86,327
Home Value
Mount Vernon
$449,600
Galt
$465,700
Rent
Mount Vernon
$1,546
Galt
$1,413
Crime Rate
Mount Vernon
5.44
Galt
4.11
Cost of Living
Mount Vernon
157.3
Galt
145.2
Avg Temp
Mount Vernon
N/A
Galt
N/A
Unemployment
Mount Vernon
6.9%
Galt
7.2%
How Similar Are Mount Vernon & Galt?
Galt is Mount Vernon's #23 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Mount Vernon
72,528
Galt
25,665
Mount Vernon (72,528) is about 2.8x larger than Galt (25,665).
Violent Crime
Mount Vernon
5.44
Galt
4.11
Mount Vernon has a 25% higher violent crime than Galt.
Property Crime
Mount Vernon
14.59
Galt
14.73
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 1% difference.
Political Leaning
Mount Vernon
36.9%
Galt
38.4%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Mount Vernon
6.9%
Galt
7.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Mount Vernon
$77,171
Galt
$86,327
Galt has a 11% higher median income than Mount Vernon.
Home Values
Mount Vernon
$449,600
Galt
$465,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Mount Vernon
25.8%
Galt
14.3%
Mount Vernon has a 45% higher education than Galt.
Demographics
Mount Vernon
16.2%
Galt
58.1%
Galt's demographics is significantly higher than Mount Vernon's — 72% difference.
Cost of Living
Mount Vernon
157.3
Galt
145.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Mount Vernon and Galt share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Galt leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Galt leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGalt has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,832 vs $2,655 in Mount Vernon (45% lower). Galt has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,255 vs $2,910 in Mount Vernon (29% lower). Galt scores 185.4 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 225.2 in Mount Vernon.
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Housing Market — Galt leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalt has a median property tax of $3,667 vs $10,001 in Mount Vernon (173% lower). Galt has a single-family homes of 84.2% compared to 31.0% in Mount Vernon. Galt has a owner-occupied of 77.3% compared to 42.1% in Mount Vernon.
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Jobs & Economy — Galt leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMount Vernon: 39,485 vs Galt: 13,109 for labor force. Galt has a poverty rate of 7.3% compared to 13.6% in Mount Vernon. Galt has a work from home of 10.9% compared to 8.1% in Mount Vernon.
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Crime & Safety — Galt leads
Source: FBI UCRMount Vernon has a property crime clearance of 16.0% compared to 6.6% in Galt. Galt has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.62 compared to 1.07 in Mount Vernon. Galt has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.98 compared to 4.09 in Mount Vernon.
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Schools & Education — Mount Vernon leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMount Vernon has a bachelor's degree or higher of 25.8% compared to 14.3% in Galt. Mount Vernon has a high school diploma or higher of 43.4% compared to 35.7% in Galt.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMount Vernon has a population of 72,528, about 2.8x the size of Galt (25,665). Galt skews younger with a median age of 38.7 vs 41.9.
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Mount Vernon
Galt
Healthcare — Galt leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGalt: 3.3 vs Mount Vernon: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Galt leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMount Vernon has a public transit of 27.8% compared to 1.3% in Galt. Galt has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 0.3% in Mount Vernon. Galt has a drive alone of 72.8% compared to 48.4% in Mount Vernon.
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