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🌱 Patch AM: Why have Mount Pleasant rents jumped 40 percent since 2020?
Happening soon: Chess Club In-Person on the Mount Pleasant Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why have Mount Pleasant rents jumped 40 percent since 2020?
Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Windy with a midday shower, with a high of 66 and low of 38 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 37.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SC rents were 30 percent higher in 2025 than before the pandemic. They jumped 40 percent in 1 town. (postandcourier.com) — Mount Pleasant renters have faced the steepest increases among South Carolina’s big cities, with median rents up about 40 percent since 2020 and still edging higher in 2025. Economists say strong demand, limited new housing construction, and an earlier ban on new multifamily permits have all helped push local prices far above pre-pandemic levels, even as rent growth has recently cooled statewide. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Chess Club In-Person
Goose Creek Library , Activity Room , Goose Creek
4:00 pm - Cougar Classic Girls Basketball Tournament
Colleton County High School , 150 Cougar Nation Dr , Walterboro
4:30 pm - Silver Sneakers - Fitness Class
Edisto Beach Civic Center , 42 Station Ct , Edisto Island
10:30 am - Art Club: Open Studio Pastel
South Carolina Artisans Center , 318 Wichman St , Walterboro
1:00 pm - Clara's Kids Club Youth Litter Cleanup Event
Charleston, SC Calendar , 505-A Arlington Drive , Charleston
1:00 pm - Mixology Class | Southern Sips at Linnette's
The Dunlin, Auberge Collection , 6000 Kiawah River Dr , Johns Island
3:30 pm - NYE with Terry McNeely at Dreamers!
Dreamers Restaurant , 312 Rembert C Dennis Blvd , Moncks Corner
7:00 pm - Art Club: Open Studio Drawing
South Carolina Artisans Center , 318 Wichman St , Walterboro
10:00 am - Chef Bear Event — Lands End Yacht Club
Lands End Yacht Club , 444 Marina Dr , Georgetown
10:30 am - New Year’s Eve Family Celebration
Night Heron Park , Kiawah Island Pkwy , Kiawah Island
5:00 pm - NYE Rooftop Dinner
Wild Dunes Resort , 5 Seagrove Ln , Isle of Palms
6:30 pm - NYE Rooftop Dinner at Wild Dunes Resort
Wild Dunes , 5757 Palm Blvd , Isle of Palms
6:30 pm
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Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please keep an eye out for Olive she went missing in Dunes West off kings gate lane.
She’s a toy poodle 10 pounds. Please reach out asap if you see her 303.519.3505 (Nextdoor Carolina Park) - Found on Camilla Drive near Christ or King Church.
I'm gonna take her to the vet and see if she's chipped anybody missing this sweet little girl (Nextdoor Old Village/Old Mt. Pleasant)
- Playa Bowls posted a job opening for Team Member in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
- Kelly posted a job opening for Material Handler needed!!! in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.
🗞 Nearby News
Isle of Palms
- Real estate transactions for Sunday, December 28, 2025 (postandcourier.com)
Charleston
- 10 Best Places To Try Authentic Southern Cuisine In Charleston, South Carolina (takingthekids.com)
- Charleston Co. Schools' internship program helping special needs students moves to MUSC (postandcourier.com)
- Blaine scores 23 as Charleston Southern beats Richmond 77-72 (live5news.com)
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