Best PlacesMount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant ranks 2,320th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $79,314; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant.
Who works in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, and how
Work in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, month by month
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
Schools across Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant average an A−, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Pleasant ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- A T Allen ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- W M Irvin ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Pleasant MiddleA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Cabarrus-kannapolis Early CollA+ · 80% proficient
- Mount Pleasant HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant
Is Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant ranks 2,320th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,788. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $79,314 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant safe?
Yes, Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant is safer than 83% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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