Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Where it does best is health: it is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns. Walkability is a strength too — it is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $789K, 8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. The overall grade lands at A, better than 89% of U.S. towns. It ranks 90th of 745 in New York. Mount Pleasant’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The town is home to New York Medical College. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 13 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Mount Pleasant beats most towns.
Dutch Reformed Church is one of 3 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,924 in 1790, a low of 1,924 in 1790, 44,436 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1809 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Mount Pleasant is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Pleasant. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw24 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant draws workers from New York City and beyond and is one of New York’s best towns for the outdoors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #19 of 758 in New York.
Across 21 parks and preserves: 76 miles of trail. The biggest place to walk is Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 1,715 acres with 35.3 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Mount Pleasant: 21, covering 2,776 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rockefeller State Park Preserve | 35.3 mi | 1,715 |
| 2. Graham Hills Park | 12.2 mi | 427 |
| 3. Hardscrabble Wilderness Area | 3.8 mi | 226 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $789K.
Three of the 23 schools are below, and why each made the list. 6 public schools serve Mount Pleasant, with 2,778 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Hollow Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 617 | C+ |
| Sleepy Hollow High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 843 | A− |
| Briarcliff High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 463 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 6.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide.
Among adults in Mount Pleasant, 19% get no exercise outside work. Against the New York average, Mount Pleasant comes out ahead on 24 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Mount Pleasant, 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Mount Pleasant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
30,547 jobs are based in Mount Pleasant, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Just 14% of Mount Pleasant’s working residents have a job in town. The median household income in the town is $143,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles. The share of workers in Mount Pleasant who work remotely from home: 21%.
| Mount Pleasant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $143,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
162 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 18 properties have flooded more than once.
Households in Mount Pleasant have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. On expected storm and flood damage, Mount Pleasant sits below 90% of U.S. communities. This New York town has had 162 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Expected losses in Mount Pleasant break down as 66% from inland flooding and 10% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
16 violent crimes were reported in 2023. Mount Pleasant’s level of property crime stands at 7.1 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Mount Pleasant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 7.1 per 1,000 residents | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
At 8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 89% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Homes sold in Mount Pleasant spent a median 20 days on the market. Its going rate for rent comes in at $1,941 a month. Nearly three fifths of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent here.
| Mount Pleasant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,941 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 59% | 49% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
31 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant
About 9 of every 100 Mount Pleasant residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
21.1% of the town is conserved land, across 21 parks and preserves.
13 places in Mount Pleasant on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Mount Pleasant.
Town in New York, United States
Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 44,436. The hamlets of Valhalla, Hawthorne, Pocantico Hills, and Thornwood, and the villages of Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, and a small portion of Briarcliff Manor lie within the town.
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10 towns share a border with Mount Pleasant.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | #90 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| North Castle | #34 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Greenburgh | #230 | B+ | D− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Ossining | #258 | B+ | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Valhalla | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarrytown | #49 | A+ | D− | A | A− | A+ |
| Briarcliff Manor | #179 | A− | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Sleepy Hollow | #248 | B+ | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
Mount Pleasant, North Castle, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor and Sleepy Hollow report no FBI crime data of their own. Valhalla isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Pleasant with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Pleasant grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #90 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $789,000, 50% above the New York typical home.
4 notable people were born here, including Larry James and John Lorimer Worden.
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