Mount Pleasant

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Mount Pleasant, WI

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One of Lake Michigan’s gorgeous, quaint villages offers quick access to watersports

Affordable Shopping Outdoors Great Location Family-Friendly

Mount Pleasant is a small village a few minutes from west of Lake Michigan. This beautiful rural area with over 300 acres of green space dedicated to 15 parks, is one of the fastest-growing communities in Wisconsin. Renters fall in love with Mount Pleasant because of its low cost of living and abundance of natural beauty, making outdoor recreation very popular. Mount Pleasant renters are just minutes away from nearby marinas, boat launches, and beaches. Popular Racine North Beach is only a 15 minute drive away. There is never a dull moment in this village with exciting events including food truck festivals, seasonal beer gardens, and annual music festivals filling up the community calendar. There are also plenty of shopping options for residents to enjoy in Mount Pleasant as well with several shopping and dining centers like Regency Mall in town. If you’re looking to rent an apartment or house amongst lush beauty and convenience, consider moving to Mount Pleasant.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in Mount Pleasant, WI is $1,389 for a studio, $1,498 for one bedroom, $1,834 for two bedrooms, and $2,591 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Mount Pleasant has increased by 3.5% in the past year.

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Average Rent
Average Sq Ft
Apartment
$1,498/month
822 Sq Ft
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Transportation

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Car-Dependent

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Walking is difficult in this neighborhood, which is considered a car-dependent area.

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Minimal Transit

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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

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Somewhat Bikeable

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You might be able to find places to ride your bike in this area, but you’ll most likely want your car for most errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Hawthorne Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum
  • River Bend Nature Center
  • Racine Zoo
  • Jo-Don Farms
  • Dinosaur Discovery Museum

Airports

  • General Mitchell International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.