Mount Pleasant Apartments and Rentals

Mount Pleasant is a great place to live. As a repeated contender for CNN Money’s list of America’s best small cities, Mount Pleasant offers a very warm environment full of local flavors, beachside attractions and quaint city streets. The city’s official tourism website says Mount Pleasant offers “the taste you crave and the relaxation you desire," which is a testament to the local atmosphere. With Charleston just across the Cooper River, Mount Pleasant residents enjoy the best of southern comfort with the modern conveniences of a big city. Look for Mount Pleasant apartments for rent, and join more than 26,000 residents who love living on the South Carolina coast.

The first European settlers arrived in South Carolina in 1680 with Captain Florentia O’Sullivan, who had been granted the land that would become Mount Pleasant. The area had deep water and an abundance of timber, which led to a lucrative shipbuilding business in town. During the Civil War, Mount Pleasant and Fort Sumter were able to withstand attacks because of the floating batteries between the city and Sullivan’s Island. The city was also home to a secret training camp for the Confederate H.L. Hunley submarine that later sunk the USS Housatonic from the Breach Inlet in 1864. After the war, the Charleston area was one of the first places where freed slaves began to build their own enterprises.

Today, Mount Pleasant residents are still at the forefront of change. In 2004, the city became one of the first to implement a "pay-before-you-pump" gas ordinance. Whether closer to the waterfront or nestled in the historic district downtown, apartments in Mount Pleasant are sure to please.

There are a number of higher education opportunities located 7 miles away in Charleston. The College of Charleston and Charleston Southern University join the more specialized Citadel Military College of South Carolina, Art Institute of Charleston and Charleston School of Law to offer students one of the most dynamic educations in the South.

For those seeking work, Mount Pleasant has a dominant population of business professionals. Seventy-five percent of local residents work in management, sales and office occupations across all industries. Mount Pleasant has a strong government presence, with approximately 20 percent of local residents working in government careers. Charleston also offers a number of opportunities in the arts, recreation, accommodation and service industries to help support the growing number of tourists who visit the region each year.

Life on the South Carolina coast has many perks, which unfortunately drive up rent prices in Mount Pleasant. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, the standard apartment here costs $1,212 a month. That’s approximately $480 more than the South Carolina state average. Although rent prices are expensive, living in Mount Pleasant is still an affordable place to live. The city received a cost of living index of 96.8, which is just below the national average of 100.  With the city’s accessibility and beautiful coastal scenery, Mount Pleasant apartments continue to grow in popularity.

Mount Pleasant is home to exciting events for people of all ages, including the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Christmas in July Craft Show, the “Real Taste” of Gullah, Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival, Party in the Park events, Splash Day, Mount Pleasant Children’s Day Festival, Holiday Market & Craft Show, Mount Pleasant Beers Beats & Eats, the Old Village Home Garden & Art Tour and the Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival, among others.

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