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Mount Pleasant is a small town of 3,805 people in Sanpete County, Utah. It's about 50 miles from Provo, UT and 89 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,805people
$316kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
109"Snow
274Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,805
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,300 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 50 mi to Provo, UT
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,990/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PVU airport
- 91 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,952 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanpete County: R+68 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk