Living in Mount Pleasant, SC
Suburb in South Carolina
Mount Pleasant is a suburb in South Carolina, home to about 93,000 people, with 559,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Mount Pleasant a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Low taxes: about $1,296 state income tax per resident, 0.34% property tax
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Dog-friendly: 35 dog parks within 9 mi
- Strong healthcare: 5 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 559,000 people live within 31 mi
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $730k, and rent is $2,220 a month
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Key facts
Living in Mount Pleasant: common questions
What is the cost of living in Mount Pleasant?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $730k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,220 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 101, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Mount Pleasant?
South Carolina collects about $1,296 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.34% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Mount Pleasant safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant has mild winters: winter days average around 61°F and summer days around 90°F.
Does Mount Pleasant get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from hurricanes, earthquakes and flooding: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.14 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Mount Pleasant?
The nearest major airport is CHS, about 12 mi away.
How Mount Pleasant scores
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