Mount Vernon, WA vs Springfield, TN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Mount Vernon

67.1

#1463 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Mount Vernon leads in crime level (5.2 vs 10.7). Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 121). Mount Vernon leads in median household income ($69,227 vs $55,392).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mount Vernon, WA	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	67.1 (#1463)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	35,259	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$592,945	$331,929
Median Household Income	$69,227	$55,392
Average Commute	23.7 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	35	N/A
Crime Level	5.2	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	121	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+8.9	R+50.9

Data coverage note: Springfield is missing data for 1 metric that Mount Vernon has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.