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Mount Pleasant is a small town of 4,199 people in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $721 a month.
4,199people
$143kTypical home
$721/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
187Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,199
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,195 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 30 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 187 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 178 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LBE airport
- 43 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 403 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westmoreland County: R+28 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk