Rattle and Snap · Photo: National Park Service photographer · Public domainHow is Mount Pleasant run?
Mount Pleasant’s city government spent $4.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,011 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Pleasant didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mount Pleasant is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,011 per resident a year, or $2.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mount Pleasant didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mount Pleasant yet
Every year of Mount Pleasant’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,045 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
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 city posts agendas and minutes on mtpleasant-tn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 52 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,835).
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.
Maury County School District
Mount Pleasant’s K–12 school district, shared with Columbia, Spring Hill. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,099 per pupil, $7,299 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mount Pleasant’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Pleasant alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Maury County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.8%37,376 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.2%14,145 votesOthers: 1.1% (569 votes).
Most votes in Maury County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Mount Pleasant lies in Maury County. Every 2024 race in Maury County is on the county’s page.
Maury County’s 2024 results →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 cityMayor & councilOfficials: mtpleasant-tn.com ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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 $1,011 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Pleasant didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $11 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Pleasant?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,045 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mtpleasant-tn.com.
Who runs Mount Pleasant’s government?
See mtpleasant-tn.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?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Pleasant alone. Maury County, where 100% of Mount Pleasant lies, voted Trump 71.8%, Harris 27.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Pleasant?
93 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $428,541 (about $5.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Pleasant in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Joey Hensley) and State House District 71 (Kip Capley). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Pleasant’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Mount Pleasant, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →