Life in Mount Pleasant, Utah, explained by people who’ve lived in Mount Pleasant:
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Mount Pleasant Favorites
What’s your favorite thing about living in Mount Pleasant?
- Small town feeling. (Holly, 6 months)
- The small town feel of it. (Shanae, 15 months)
- Small town. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- My family and I love the small community for raising my kids. Rec sports are awesome. Great schools. (T, 4 years)
- The horse culture. (A, 5 years)
- Small community. (Tyson, 5 years)
- The low amount of traffic. (Anonymous, 6 years)
- Community. (Amber, 21 years)
- Beauty of the valley. (Crystal, 23 years)
- Peaceful, country life, no traffic. I love the simplicity of it. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant Least Favorites
What’s your least favorite thing about living in Mount Pleasant?
- Good old boy runs rampant. (Holly, 6 months)
- The lack of options. (Shanae, 15 months)
- One of us or one of them. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- The condescending attitude of the locals. (A, 5 years)
- The roads are horrible and several junky houses. (Tyson, 5 years)
- Most people are friendly. (Anonymous, 6 years)
- Not much to do. (Amber, 21 years)
- Gossip and untrue rumors. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant Things To Do
What are fun things to do in Mount Pleasant?
- Swim, hike, rodeo, festivals, intramurals, library, drive in etc. (Holly, 6 months)
- Going for drives along Skyline. (Shanae, 15 months)
- Hiking, fishing. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- Swim!! Riding horses, Rec sports, Wheeling up Skyline, Fires. (T, 4 years)
- Ride horses. (A, 5 years)
- Whatever you want. (Tyson, 5 years)
- Playing at the park, going to sporting events. (Anonymous, 6 years)
- Rodgers Dairy Freeze, seeing friends, the park for the kids. Mountain man rendezvous, the 4th of July celebrations, the Drive In movie theater. (Amber, 21 years)
- Many outdoors adventures in the area. Water park, regular park, power plant park. (Crystal, 23 years)
- 4th of July celebration, 4 wheeling, camping. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant’s Reputation
What’s Mount Pleasant known for?
- Wasatch Academy. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- Country living. (T, 4 years)
- It’s size. (A, 5 years)
- The high school. (Tyson, 5 years)
- Drive in movie theater, Wheelers, dairy freeze, being in Sanpete County. (Amber, 21 years)
- Hub city days (center of Utah). (Crystal, 23 years)
- Historical Main Street. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant Crime
What’s the crime like in Mount Pleasant? (hot spot areas, etc.)
- Minimal. (Holly, 6 months)
- Pretty low. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- I don’t know, I’ve had a good experience here. (T, 4 years)
- The farther you get from the schools, the sketchier it is. (A, 5 years)
- There is a decent amount of crime. (Tyson, 5 years)
- It seems to have gotten worse, more violent crime making it onto the news. (Amber, 21 years)
- Nothing to crazy except every now and then there’s a major crime. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant Advice
Any advice for people moving to Mount Pleasant?
- Be ready for town shutting down on Sundays. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- Don’t. (A, 5 years)
- Be friendly and enjoy being here. (Tyson, 5 years)
- Don’t go unless you are retired or are planning on trying to bring business to town. (Amber, 21 years)
- If you come from a big city, prepare for a slow down, then just enjoy! (Crystal, 23 years)
- Enjoyable, relaxing lifestyle. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant Stories
Share an experience you’ve had in Mount Pleasant (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).
- Love walking my dog all over town and seeing deer. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- I love being two minutes away from all the mountain trails. (T, 4 years)
- High school in general, but mostly football. (Tyson, 5 years)
- Lots of fun with friends at the drive in, restaurants, etc. (Amber, 21 years)
- Water fights at the park have always been fun, as well as night games! Walking the streets early in the morning, collecting coins as you go. (Crystal, 23 years)
- High school life was lots of fun. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant’s Future
How do you think Mount Pleasant will change over the next 10 years?
- Not much. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- It won’t. (A, 5 years)
- It will grow and more businesses will come as a result. (Tyson, 5 years)
- More and more people will move here because of the relaxed atmosphere. (Anonymous, 6 years)
- I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a ghost town eventually. (Amber, 21 years)
- Bigger, faster pace. (Crystal, 23 years)
- Not sure. Hopefully more improvements to the town. (Karole, 25 years)
Mount Pleasant Facts
Any other interesting facts about Mount Pleasant?
- WA has been here 142 years and the town still doesn’t fully embrace it. (Dave, 1.5 years)
- A lot of historical spots around town (and Sanpete County), the hub on the sidewalk saying Mt. Pleasant is in the dead center of Utah. (Amber, 21 years)
- Center of Utah plaque on Main. (Crystal, 23 years)