Mount Pleasant is the county seat of and largest city in Titus County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 16,047; it is situated in Northeast Texas.

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How Mount Pleasant ranks

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#21Highest graduation rate in TX #31Shortest commute in TX #121Cheapest rent in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code75455, 75456

Area code903

Living in Mount Pleasant

Housing in Mount Pleasant

$225K▼ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mount Pleasant home is worth about $225,000, down 2.4% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market76

Sale-to-list94.6%

Sold in May11

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Safety in Mount Pleasant

Safety Grade C

Mount Pleasant reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mount Pleasant 3.1

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mount Pleasant 17.8

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Mount Pleasant

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52% of Mount Pleasant’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Dallas (3%), Pittsburg (3%) and Longview (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Dallas

Pittsburg

Longview

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52%Work in townlive and work in Mount Pleasant 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 14,080Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Mount Pleasant

Health Grade D

Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

13worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 3▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

21.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse 29%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 30.6%More adults in fair or poor healthTX 21.8% · worse

Care nearby

Titus Regional Medical CenterMount Pleasant · 4 mi · ER

Wellness Pointe - Northeast Texas Family HealthMount Pleasant · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Mount Pleasant · CMS · HRSAHealth in Mount Pleasant →

Natural hazards in Mount Pleasant

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

🌪️ Tornadoes🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves

4Does Mount Pleasant flood?paid flood claims since 1981 2Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Mount Pleasant

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Climate in Mount Pleasant

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Mount Pleasant has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

58° / 36°Winter

75° / 53°Spring

92° / 71°Summer

77° / 54°Fall

How much snow does Mount Pleasant get?About 2 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 7, with the last in spring around Mar 24.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Mount Pleasant

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Mount Pleasant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#137Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictMOUNT PLEASANT ISDSchools10

Annie Sims El A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 508 students E C Brice El A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 485 students Vivian Fowler El BElementary · Grades K–4 · 388 students Frances Corprew El BElementary · Grades K–4 · 375 students Mount Pleasant J H B+Middle · Grades 7–8 · 713 students P E Wallace Middle BMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 698 students

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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.