| | Mount Vernon, MO | Lancaster, CA | United States |
| Overall | 74.9 | 161.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 95.4 | 98.5 | 100 |
| Health | 102.4 | 88.9 | 100 |
| Housing | 34.8 | 132.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $176,700 | $415,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,070.0% | 11,580.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 71.5 | 119.2 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 63.3 | 133.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Mount Vernon 
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Mt. Vernon has a varity of small suburb areas. They lay on the north edge, filling the boundries at the beginning of hwy 174 and the high school(built in 1997), to the More
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Reviews for Lancaster 
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Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too More
I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years More
Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king, More
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