Best PlacesMount Pleasant, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Pleasant, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Pleasant ranks 2,997th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mount Pleasant's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Pleasant ranks high
- Household income$151,216 median, better than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
Where Mount Pleasant ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute38.6 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Pleasant
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Pleasant home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $151,216, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mount Pleasant's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Pleasant.
Who works in Mount Pleasant, and how
Work in Mount Pleasant centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Pleasant
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Pleasant.
What the weather is like in Mount Pleasant, month by month
Mount Pleasant sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Mount Pleasant
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Pleasant
Schools across Mount Pleasant average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Jefferson Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charles Town Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Pleasant school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Pleasant measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mount Pleasant against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Pleasant
Is Mount Pleasant a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Pleasant ranks 2,997th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Pleasant expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,534. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $151,216 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Mount Pleasant safe?
Yes, Mount Pleasant is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Pleasant with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Pleasant. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Pleasant represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mount Pleasant detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Pleasant: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Pleasant: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Pleasant: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Pleasant: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Pleasant detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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