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1820
Near Mount Pleasant looking up river to Haverstraw peak, 1820
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About Mount Pleasant
Town in New York, United StatesMount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 44,436. The hamlets of Valhalla, Hawthorne, Pocantico Hills, and Thornwood, and the villages of Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, and a small portion of Briarcliff Manor lie within the town.
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Housing in Mount Pleasant
The median sale price was $1,143,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Mount Pleasant
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Schools in Mount Pleasant
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The public schools Mount Pleasant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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