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Mount Pleasant, UT town hall & government

Mount Pleasant spent $9.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,539 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Pleasant's government.

Town budget

Where Mount Pleasant's money goes

Spent
$9.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,539
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$4.4 million46%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million16%
Administration & buildings
$728,0008%
Housing & development
$613,0006%
Roads & transportation
$601,0006%
Police
$577,0006%
Sewer & trash
$340,0004%
Fire
$106,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$50,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$575,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • From the state 26%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Pleasant

Full-time staff
23
63 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
4 full-time40 part
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Sanpete School District

Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Fountain Green, Moroni, Spring City and Wales. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,602
Utah: $11,467
Students
2,673
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,602 per pupil, $7,627 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Pleasant pay

Typical tax bill
$1,501
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$315,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Mount Pleasant's government

🏛️ Official websitemtpleasantcity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Pleasant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Burgess Owens. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Mount Pleasant's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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