Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Mount Pleasant Real Estate and Local Guide
A small eastern Cabarrus County town founded in 1848 and incorporated in 1859, set among rolling farmland and known for its 19th-century college-village history.
Living in Mount Pleasant
Hometown of Scott and Seth Avett of the folk band The Avett Brothers. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $81,250 median household
EducationAbout 24.3% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyCabarrus County
Homes in Mount Pleasant
Owner-occupiedAbout 78.4% of housing units
Single-family detachedRoughly 72.3% of homes
Median home valueAbout $262,700
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Mount Pleasant home
Mount Pleasant Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
National Register district with Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Campus that grew from the 1852 Western Carolina Male Academy, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Lentz Hotel
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Historic hotel listed on the National Register of Historic Places
McAllister Park
Source: mtpleasantnc.gov
Town park with a baseball field, playground, picnic shelters, and an outdoor stage
Buffalo Creek Preserve
Source: explorecabarrus.com
393-acre Catawba Lands Conservancy preserve with a 2.1-mile trail