Mount Pleasant vs The Woodlands
The short version
- The Woodlands is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 2% lower than in the Mount Pleasant area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $511,700 in The Woodlands and $748,500 in Mount Pleasant.
- Households earn more in The Woodlands ($140,701 vs $124,755 median).
- The Woodlands has more scorching days: 111 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 64.
- Mount Pleasant is growing faster: +4.9% since 2020 vs +0%.
- Texas has no state income tax on wages; South Carolina's top rate is 6%.
Side by side
| Mount Pleasant, SC | The Woodlands, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 95,469 | 121,002 |
| Growth since 2020 | +4.9% | n/a |
| People per square mile | 1,923 | 2,796 |
| Median age | 42.6 | 40.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68% | 66% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $124,755 | $140,701 |
| Median home value | $748,500 | $511,700 |
| Home value to income | 6.0× | 3.6× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $2,159 | $1,822 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 101.0 | 98.6 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 119.8 | 104.5 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $75,700 | $74,000 |
| Homeowners | 74% | 73% |
| Top state income tax | 6% | None |
| Combined sales tax | 7.49% | 8.2% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 24.9 | 27.0 |
| Work from home | 27% | 22% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 3.3% | 4.9% |
| Poverty rate | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 60° / 39° | 64° / 44° |
| July high / low | 91° / 74° | 95° / 76° |
| Precipitation per year | 53 in | 52 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 64 | 111 |
| Nights below freezing | 22 | 10 |
| Comfortable months | 5 | 6 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 98.6 | 95.7 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 60% | 10% |
| Home prices, past year | +4.7% | +3.4% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +61.6% | +32.7% |
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: Mount Pleasant: March to May and October to November. The Woodlands: November to April.
Full monthly tables: Mount Pleasant weather by month and The Woodlands weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $75,700 in Mount Pleasant and $74,000 in The Woodlands. Moving from Mount Pleasant to The Woodlands, you would need about $73,300 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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