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Mount Pleasant's public schools trail 95% of Wisconsin towns on state tests and graduation. Overall it grades C, ranked 328th of 357 in Wisconsin. The median household earns $92K and natural-hazard risk is low. Mount Pleasant is home to Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine. Mount Pleasant's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Smolenski Park, 107 acres with 1 miles of trail.
Where Mount Pleasant beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine | 47 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Lutheran School | PK–8 | 447 |
| Evergreen Academy | PK–8 | 422 |
| Case High | 9–12 | 1,856 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Mount Pleasant is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1835, comes before those of 94% of the Wisconsin towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 19,340 in 1980, 27,732 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant trades workers with Racine and other neighbors, is safe by national standards but not by Wisconsin’s and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
Its public schools are run by the Racine Unified School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Case High, with 1,856 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 447 | – |
| Case HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,856 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Pleasant.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Pleasant sits below both Wisconsin’s towns (3.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%) on this measure. 14 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Campus Park | 1.8 mi | 90 |
| 2. Smolenski Park | 1 mi | 107 |
| 3. Sander's Park Hardwoods (No. 56) | 1 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 82°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 78% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 14.8°.
Mount Pleasant has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 15°F, Mount Pleasant’s January low is where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 11°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. About 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 15°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Pleasant has about as many jobs (15,167) as working residents, but only 1,462 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 10,192 in 2013 to 15,167.
Most working residents leave Mount Pleasant for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Mount Pleasant grew to 15,167 in 2023, 4,975 more than in 2013. Mount Pleasant’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Wisconsin average. 22% of residents are 65 or older in Mount Pleasant. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.7 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 65% are men (WI 51%).
| Mount Pleasant | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 20.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 73% of Wisconsin’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 555 to 372 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Mount Pleasant is 12.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.2 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
30% of Mount Pleasant adults get no exercise outside work. Among 357 Wisconsin towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Mount Pleasant. 33% of Mount Pleasant adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.1% | 19% |
| Fewer lonely adults | 26.7% | 30.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Mount Pleasant home is worth about $345,000, up 5.5% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.
| Mount Pleasant | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,127 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Pleasant. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
23 mi MuseumMilwaukee Art Museum350K visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
28 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
22 mi MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a yearSix Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us
5 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant
About 5 of every 100 Mount Pleasant residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
There is also the Town of Mount Pleasant in Green County. Mount Pleasant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. The village's population was 27,732 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Mount Pleasant.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | #328 | C | C | B− | D | B− |
| Racine | #350 | D | C+ | C | D | C− |
| Yorkville | #162 | B+ | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Caledonia | #254 | B− | C+ | A | D | B |
| Somers | #338 | C− | C− | — | C− | B+ |
| Elmwood Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yorkville and Somers report no FBI crime data of their own. Elmwood Park 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.
Mount Pleasant grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #328 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B− for health, B− for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($78,096 across the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area).
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