Best PlacesMount Pleasant, Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Pleasant, Providence, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Pleasant, Providence ranks 3,376th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant, Providence
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, Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Pleasant, Providence ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Pleasant, Providence ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Pleasant, Providence
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Pleasant, Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,310, 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, Providence's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Pleasant, Providence
Mount Pleasant, Providence runs younger than the country, 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, Providence.
Who works in Mount Pleasant, Providence, and how
Work in Mount Pleasant, Providence centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mount Pleasant, Providence
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mount Pleasant, Providence, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Pleasant, Providence, month by month
Mount Pleasant, Providence sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Mount Pleasant, Providence
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Pleasant, Providence
Schools across Mount Pleasant, Providence average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- James L. Mcguire SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- William D'abate Elem. SchoolF · 10% proficient
- George J. West El. SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nicholas A. Ferri MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Dr. Edward Ricci SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- West Broadway Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- North Providence HighC · 32% proficient
- Johnston Senior HighC− · 30% proficient
- Mount Pleasant HighF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Pleasant, Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Pleasant, Providence 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, Providence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Pleasant, Providence
Is Mount Pleasant, Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Pleasant, Providence ranks 3,376th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on state finances and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Pleasant, Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,505. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $92,310 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Pleasant, Providence safe?
Yes, Mount Pleasant, Providence is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Pleasant, Providence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Pleasant, Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Pleasant, Providence 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, Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Pleasant, Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Pleasant, Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Pleasant, Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Pleasant, Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Pleasant, Providence 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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