Frisco vs Mount Pleasant
The short version
- Mount Pleasant is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 2% lower than in the Frisco area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $642,100 in Frisco and $748,500 in Mount Pleasant.
- Households earn more in Frisco ($150,212 vs $124,755 median).
- Frisco has more scorching days: 108 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 64.
- Frisco is growing faster: +18.2% since 2020 vs +4.9%.
- Commutes are shorter in Mount Pleasant (25 vs 29 minutes each way).
- Texas has no state income tax on wages; South Carolina's top rate is 6%.
Side by side
| Frisco, TX | Mount Pleasant, SC | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 236,955 | 95,469 |
| Growth since 2020 | +18.2% | +4.9% |
| People per square mile | 3,455 | 1,923 |
| Median age | 38.3 | 42.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68% | 68% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $150,212 | $124,755 |
| Median home value | $642,100 | $748,500 |
| Home value to income | 4.3× | 6.0× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $2,014 | $2,159 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 103.1 | 101.0 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 117.9 | 119.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $77,300 | $75,700 |
| Homeowners | 66% | 74% |
| Top state income tax | None | 6% |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 7.49% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 28.6 | 24.9 |
| Work from home | 38% | 27% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| Poverty rate | 3.6% | 6.1% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 58° / 38° | 60° / 39° |
| July high / low | 97° / 78° | 91° / 74° |
| Precipitation per year | 38 in | 53 in |
| Snowfall per year | 2 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 108 | 64 |
| Nights below freezing | 23 | 22 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 98.9 | 98.6 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 28% | 60% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.5% | +4.7% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +35.4% | +61.6% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Frisco: March to April and November. Mount Pleasant: March to May and October to November.
Full monthly tables: Frisco weather by month and Mount Pleasant weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $77,300 in Frisco and $75,700 in Mount Pleasant. Moving from Frisco to Mount Pleasant, you would need about $73,500 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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