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Mount Pleasant is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 98th among Utah's 118 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 64% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $69K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $394K, 5.6 years of the county’s $70K median household income. Its National Register listings include Wasatch Academy and Alma Staker House. Among 119 Utah towns, just 4 have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Mount Pleasant.
Where Mount Pleasant beats most towns.
Census counts: 746 in 1860, a low of 746 in 1860, 3,655 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 3 maps from 1967 on.
16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Utah), ordered by how far Mount Pleasant is from typical.
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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 Mar 13, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Ephraim and other neighbors.
Mount Pleasant’s median rent is $1,073 a month, where Utah’s towns sit at $1,542 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical Mount Pleasant home is worth about $394,000, up 2.9% in a year, 26% below the Utah typical home.
| Mount Pleasant | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,073 a month | $1,542 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the North Sanpete District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is North Sanpete High, with 782 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 559 | B+ |
| North Sanpete HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 782 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within UT on state tests and graduation
The Ephraim weather station, 15 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 113 days, shorter than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Mount Pleasant has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Mount Pleasant’s July high is 87°F, against 92°F in Utah’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mount Pleasant since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,455 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mount Pleasant’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Within Utah it is less healthy than 87% of the 118 graded towns: Utah sets a high bar.
11% of Mount Pleasant adults binge drink. Mount Pleasant beats the Utah average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 15% of Mount Pleasant adults report frequent physical distress.
| Mount Pleasant | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant | UT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 71.4% | 65.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.3% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mount Pleasant has about as many jobs (1,276) as working residents, but only 307 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 963 in 2013 to 1,276.
About one in 5 of Mount Pleasant’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Mount Pleasant has added 313 jobs, to 1,276 in 2023. The top destinations are Ephraim (6%), Moroni (5%) and Fairview (5%).
| Mount Pleasant | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Pleasant's reported crime rate is well below Utah's. Mount Pleasant’s property crime rate is 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 10 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Mount Pleasant | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 10.5 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Mount Pleasant is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Mount Pleasant | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mt Pleasant City Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant
About 4 of every 100 Mount Pleasant residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
3,260 counted in 2010 and 3,655 in 2020; an estimated 4,018 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.1% since 2020, after 12.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
16 places in Mount Pleasant on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Mount Pleasant.
City in Utah, United States
Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. Located in Sanpete County, Mt. Pleasant is known for being home to Wasatch Academy. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 3,655.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mount Pleasant grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #98 of 118 in Utah. It grades B for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
6 notable people were born here, including Spencer Cox and Leonard B. Jordan.
