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Mount Pleasant is a small town of 2,230 people in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,230people
$307kTypical home
$1,178/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,230
- Part of a metro area
- About 615 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,933/mo)
- Median rent $1,178/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,038 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to USA airport
- 31 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 819 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 231 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cabarrus County: R+8 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk