Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mount Pleasant’s subject grades are an A− for health and an A for history; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. 26% of residents are under 18 in Mount Pleasant, above both the North Carolina town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). 17% of the land in Mount Pleasant is conserved, against 3.4% in North Carolina’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 6 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Virginia Foil Park, at 22 acres. Mount Pleasant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Pleasant beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Mount Pleasant is from typical.
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Census counts: 314 in 1880, 1,671 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Pleasant, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant beats the North Carolina average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 32% of Mount Pleasant adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mount Pleasant | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Cabarrus County Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 679 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
2.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Virginia Foil Park | — | 22 |
| 2. Mount Pleasant Municipal Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mount Pleasant has mild winters and warm summers. Mount Pleasant’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mount Pleasant since 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mount Pleasant for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Mount Pleasant has added 151 jobs, to 706 in 2023. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Pleasant.
| Mount Pleasant | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Mount Pleasant home is worth about $380,000, up 2.2% in a year, 14% above the North Carolina typical home.
| Mount Pleasant | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,178 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Pleasant. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
35 mi Theme parkCarowinds
29 mi LakeLake Norman31 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum16 mi TheatreTruliant AmphitheaterBank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant
About 5 of every 100 Mount Pleasant residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
4 places in Mount Pleasant on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Mount Pleasant is a town located in eastern Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 1,671. The town center is located at the crossroads of Mount Pleasant Road and North Carolina Highway 73. NC Highway 49 skirts the town to the north on its way from Charlotte to Asheboro.
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One town shares a border with Mount Pleasant.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Concord | #59 | B | C− | B | B+ | B+ |
Mount Pleasant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mount Pleasant reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Mount Pleasant with a neighbor →
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Not for the area. That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($83,304 across the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
