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Mount Pleasant is a small city of 21,236 people in Isabella County, Michigan. It's about 27 miles from Midland, MI and 62 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $922 a month.
21,236people
$173kTypical home
$922/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
42"Snow
205Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,236
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,750 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 27 mi to Midland, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,121 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 16% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 39% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MBS airport
- 62 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Isabella County: R+8 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk