Best PlacesMount Pleasant, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Pleasant, Chicago, 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, Chicago ranks 2,664th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant, Chicago
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, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Pleasant, Chicago ranks high
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Pleasant, Chicago ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Pleasant, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Pleasant, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,430, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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, Chicago's effective rate of 1.32%, 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, Chicago
Mount Pleasant, Chicago runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Pleasant, Chicago.
Who works in Mount Pleasant, Chicago, and how
Work in Mount Pleasant, Chicago centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Mount Pleasant, Chicago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Pleasant, Chicago.
What the weather is like in Mount Pleasant, Chicago, month by month
Mount Pleasant, Chicago sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Mount Pleasant, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mount Pleasant, Chicago
Schools across Mount Pleasant, Chicago average a D+, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Namaste Elem Charter SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Evergreen Academy Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Pleasant, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Pleasant, Chicago 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, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Pleasant, Chicago
Is Mount Pleasant, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Pleasant, Chicago ranks 2,664th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on state finances and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Pleasant, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,142. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $104,430 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Pleasant, Chicago safe?
Mount Pleasant, Chicago is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Pleasant, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Pleasant, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Pleasant, Chicago 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, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Pleasant, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Pleasant, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Pleasant, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Pleasant, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Pleasant, Chicago 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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