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Mount Vernon, Knox County
Paper Trail has 8,673 parcels in Mount Vernon from the Knox County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Knox County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 5,332 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Mount Vernon
Owners in Mount Vernon to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
281 home sales in Mount Vernon from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $222,000.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 25 |
| January 2026 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 27 |
| June 2026 | 33 |
| July 2026 | 34 |
| August 2026 | 27 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
Source: Knox County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the city line
- Knox County Career CenterNo Ohio report card rating
- Dan Emmett Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- East Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Mount Vernon High SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Mount Vernon Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Pleasant Street Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Twin Oak Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4.5 stars
Other schools in the Mount Vernon City district
- Columbia Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Wiggin Street Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
Private schools
- Christian Star Academy
- St. Vincent De Paul School
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count, and Private School Universe Survey, 2023-24. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Library
- Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library ofOpen about 58 hours a week
The Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library of (4 buildings) had 337,376 visits and lent 392,438 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 55,026 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Mount Vernon Police Department, 2025: 33 violent crimes and 147 property crimes, for about 17,398 people. That is 1.9 violent and 8.45 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 147 | 12 | 1.9 / 8.45 |
| 2024 | 5 | 36 | 12 | 0.3 / 2.19 |
| 2023 | 7 | 70 | 12 | 0.42 / 4.23 |
| 2022 | 4 | 122 | 12 | 0.24 / 7.24 |
| 2021 | 10 | 133 | 12 | 0.6 / 8 |
| 2020 (partial) | 5 | 45 | 3 |
Most common offenses in the Mount Vernon Police Department's 2025 incident reports: drug offenses 165, thefts 138, assault offenses 135.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
The official records for Mount Vernon are kept by the county. Paper Trail Ohio is not a government website.
What you can do here
Look up any parcel in Mount Vernon free: owner, values, sales and taxes. Or buy one of the mailing lists for Mount Vernon above.
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Questions
How many parcels are in Mount Vernon?
8,673 parcels sit inside the Mount Vernon boundary on the Knox County Auditor's map, 5,340 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Mount Vernon?
$222,000, from 281 home sales the Knox County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
Which public schools are in Mount Vernon?
Knox County Career Center, grades 9 to 12; Dan Emmett Elementary School, grades PK to 5; East Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Mount Vernon High School, grades 9 to 12; Mount Vernon Middle School, grades 6 to 8; Pleasant Street Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Twin Oak Elementary School, grades PK to 5.
Is there a public library in Mount Vernon?
Yes: Mt Vernon & Knox County, Public Library of, 201 N. Mulberry St..
Who reports crime figures for Mount Vernon to the FBI?
The Mount Vernon Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.