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What Is It Like to Live in Mount Pleasant?

What it costs to live in Mount Pleasant, and how it compares with other South Carolina cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

55

14th best value in South Carolina

How much you get for what you pay, versus other South Carolina cities.

Overall livability

70

8th overall in South Carolina

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Mount Pleasant is home to about 88,900 people. A typical home runs $499,600 and a household earns around $106,200, a price-to-income ratio of 4.7. Among South Carolina's largest cities, it ranks 14th for value and 8th overall.

Mount Pleasant at a glance

Median home price

$499,600

34th in SC of 39

Median rent

$1,813/mo

Median household income

$106,200

Home price to income

4.7x

Unemployment

3.3%

7th in SC of 39

School rating

10/10

3rd in SC of 39

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in SC of 39

Walk score

9/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within South Carolina only. Updated 2026.