Photo: Ɱ · CC BY-SA 4.0In Mount Pleasant, 76% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Mount Pleasant’s town government spent $50.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,125 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Pleasant is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$970 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Mount Pleasant’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($970 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $661, and the middle half spent $522–$984. Mount Pleasant spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Pleasant itself left out).
About $1,125 per resident a year, or $3.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 18%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 17% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mount Pleasant reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $970 · 2023: $1,068 · 2024: $1,125.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mount Pleasant’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Mount Pleasant’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Pleasant →
Who’s in charge in Mount Pleasant
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Pleasant’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on mtpleasantny.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 291 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (44,881).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Mount Pleasant Central School District
Mount Pleasant’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $34,139 per pupil, $22,069 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
Pocantico Hills Central School District · $61,907 per pupil
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District · $37,856 per pupil
Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns · $32,857 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Mount Pleasant voted in 2024
Official results for Mount Pleasant’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.6%13,163 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.4%10,460 votesOthers: 2.1% (495 votes).
Most votes in Mount Pleasant: Kamala D Harris
Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Mount Pleasant’s 31,787 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Mount Pleasant: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Westchester County: Gillibrand 61.9%, Sapraicone 33.2% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Lawler
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mount Pleasant, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 54.6% | 43.4% | 2.1% | 24,118 |
| Westchester County | 61.8% | 36.1% | 2.1% | 464,981 |
| New York | 55.9% | 43.3% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mount Pleasant.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: mtpleasantny.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mount Pleasant compares with the towns next door
Mount Pleasant spent $970 per resident in 2022; the 8 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $373 to $2,234. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ossining | $373 | $10,000+ |
| Greenburgh | $1,040 | $10,000+ |
| Upper Nyack | $1,161 | $10,000+ |
| New Castle | $1,720 | $10,000+ |
| Sleepy Hollow | $1,871 | $10,000+ |
| Briarcliff Manor | $2,013 | $10,000+ |
| Tarrytown | $2,091 | $10,000+ |
| North Castle | $2,234 | $10,000+ |
| Mount Pleasant | $970 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Mount Pleasant’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Pleasant’s government
How much does Mount Pleasant spend per resident?
About $1,125 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $970 was more than 74% of 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Mount Pleasant’s government?
See mtpleasantny.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Pleasant yet.
How did Mount Pleasant vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.6%, Donald J Trump 43.4% (24,118 votes, official results). Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Mount Pleasant?
154 full-time and 100 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.4M (about $17.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mount Pleasant in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Andrea Stewart-Cousins) and Assembly District 92 (MaryJane Shimsky). The Assembly district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →