Morten Rasmussen House · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0How is Mount Pleasant run?
Mount Pleasant’s city government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,153 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Pleasant is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,153 per resident a year, or $3.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$937 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mount Pleasant’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($937 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $828, and the middle half spent $562–$1,168. Mount Pleasant spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($299,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Pleasant itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 29% 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: $937 · 2023: $1,153. Per resident it went from $937 to $1,153 (up 23%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,580 to 3,754.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,501 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.48% of the home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah.
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 mtpleasantcity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 163 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 (3,754).
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.
North Sanpete School District
Mount Pleasant’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Fountain Green, Moroni, Spring City, Wales. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,602 per pupil, $7,627 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.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mount Pleasant’s votes are counted by county
Utah 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 Sanpete County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.3%10,653 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.7%1,906 votesOthers: 3.0% (385 votes).
Most votes in Sanpete County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Mount Pleasant lies in Sanpete County. Every 2024 race in Sanpete County is on the county’s page.
Sanpete 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: mtpleasantcity.com ↗
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
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 $1,153 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $937 was more than 57% of 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Pleasant?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,501 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mtpleasantcity.com.
Who runs Mount Pleasant’s government?
See mtpleasantcity.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?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Pleasant alone. Sanpete County, where 100% of Mount Pleasant lies, voted Trump 82.3%, Harris 14.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Pleasant?
23 full-time and 63 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $199,102 (about $2.4M 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 27 (Derrin Owens) and State House District 66 (Troy Shelley). The House district also covers 20 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Pleasant’s government
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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 →