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Mount Pleasant is a mid-size city of 93,993 people in Charleston County, South Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Charleston, SC and 175 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $749k and rent runs about $2k a month.
93,993people
$749kTypical home
$2,159/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 93,993
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,893 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Charleston, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $749k (≈$4,720/mo)
- Median rent $2,159/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to CHS airport
- 12 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charleston County: D+6 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk