Homes for Rent in South Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon

Homebuyers choose South Mount Vernon because they want to live in a tight-knit community where family and lifelong friends are just down the street. "A lot of people buy their parents' houses, as a matter of fact," says Realtor Aubrey Snow, who sells homes in the city with Sluss Realty. "It's a safe place to raise a family, and you always run into someone you know." Beyond homes that often sell for less than $200,000, the neighborhood's most apparent benefits are its outdoor amenities and low cost of living. "People move to Mount Vernon because it is an affordable place to live just an hour outside of Columbus," says Matt Starr, Mount Vernon's mayor since 2020. Most residents walk less than a mile to two of the city's popular public green spaces, including the 250-acre Ariel-Foundation Park, the site of a glass factory that supported the city's economy from 1951 until closing in the 1970s. Today, many South Mount Vernon residents work at the multiple car, tractor and motorcycle dealerships in the neighborhood's west end along Harcourt Road. South Mount Vernon offers casual, American cuisine options, while the downtown area, immediately to the north, has finer dining