Best PlacesMt Pleasant, Cleveland, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mt Pleasant, Cleveland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland ranks 5,742nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
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.
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mt Pleasant, Cleveland ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 59% of neighborhoods
Where Mt Pleasant, Cleveland ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$34,340 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mt Pleasant, Cleveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $34,340, 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 Mt Pleasant, Cleveland's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mt Pleasant, Cleveland.
Who works in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland, and how
Work in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mt Pleasant, Cleveland.
What the weather is like in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland, month by month
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 69° |
| October | 68° | 59° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
Schools across Mt Pleasant, Cleveland average a D+, better than 22% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Onaway Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Andrew J RickoffF · 9% proficient
- Harvey Rice Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Shaker Hts High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Garfield Heights High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mt Pleasant, Cleveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland 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 Mt Pleasant, Cleveland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland
Is Mt Pleasant, Cleveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mt Pleasant, Cleveland ranks 5,742nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on health outcomes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mt Pleasant, Cleveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $59,251. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $34,340 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Mt Pleasant, Cleveland safe?
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland is safer than 1% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,105 per resident a year.
Compare Mt Pleasant, Cleveland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mt Pleasant, Cleveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland 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.
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mt Pleasant, Cleveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mt Pleasant, Cleveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mt Pleasant, Cleveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mt Pleasant, Cleveland 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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