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Mount Pleasant

A town of 2,230 people in North Carolina
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Conserved land17%390 of 2,306 acres
Trails2.0 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves2175 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Mount Pleasant

Town in North Carolina, United States
1,671Population
3.3 sq miArea
650 ftElevation

Mount Pleasant is a town located in eastern Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 1,671. The town center is located at the crossroads of Mount Pleasant Road and North Carolina Highway 73. NC Highway 49 skirts the town to the north on its way from Charlotte to Asheboro.

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ZIP code28124
Area code704
Living in Mount Pleasant

Housing in Mount Pleasant

$383K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mount Pleasant home is worth about $383,000, up 2% in a year, 14% above the North Carolina typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market59
Sale-to-list102.3%
Sold in April6
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Health in Mount Pleasant

Compared with North Carolina

8better than NC·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord · 10 mi · ER
Crchc Homeless Clinic at Salvation Army ConcordConcord · 8.1 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Mount Pleasant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictCabarrus County SchoolsSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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