Mount Pleasant TownshipMO
A town of 5,093. 85% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Is Mount Pleasant Township a good place to live?
Mount Pleasant Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $152K for a typical one, or 1.8 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. It grades C− overall, 175th of 247 graded towns in Missouri. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $43K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. 32% of working residents work locally in Mount Pleasant Township, above both the Missouri town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Mount Pleasant Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Butler Fair Grounds, at 66 acres.
What makes Mount Pleasant Township stand out
Where Mount Pleasant Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Mount Pleasant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Mount Pleasant Township is from typical.
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Moving to Mount Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Pleasant Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant Township.
Mount Pleasant Township’s grade for health is a D−
23% of Mount Pleasant Township adults smoke cigarettes. Mount Pleasant Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 19% of Mount Pleasant Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Mount Pleasant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.7% | 13.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Mount Pleasant Township’s schools beat 56% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Butler R-V school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Butler High, with 476 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 410 | C |
| Butler HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 476 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Mount Pleasant Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Pleasant Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Mount Pleasant Township
Mount Pleasant Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Mount Pleasant Township’s July high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Mount Pleasant Township has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,427 commuters
About one in 3 of Mount Pleasant Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Mount Pleasant Township is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Mount Pleasant Township has lost 214 jobs, to 1,986 in 2023.
| Mount Pleasant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Pleasant Township has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation
4.7 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Mount Pleasant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Butler Fair Grounds | — | 66 |
| 2. South Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Jaycee Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mount Pleasant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mount Pleasant Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mount Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Mount Pleasant Township
Township in Missouri, United States
Mount Pleasant Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,060. The township was descriptively named.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
Mount Pleasant Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Mount Pleasant Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | #175 | C− | A− | — | B | D− |
| Mound Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlotte Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summit Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mount Pleasant Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Mound Township, Charlotte Township and Summit Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mount Pleasant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Pleasant Township, MO a good place to live?
Mount Pleasant Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #175 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Mount Pleasant Township, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.