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Mount Pleasant is a small city of 16,136 people in Titus County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Longview, TX and 107 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $910 a month.
16,136people
$171kTypical home
$910/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Dallas, TX
- 46 mi to Longview, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,710 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to GGG airport
- 111 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Titus County: R+55 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk