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Mount Pleasant

Raleigh · Caution

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64out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Mount Pleasant is primarily a peaceful, historic residential neighborhood in Southeast Raleigh convenient to downtown amenities and greenway trails. Visitors should maintain standard situational awareness, especially after dark, as property crimes and occasional street-level incidents occur at higher rates than Raleigh's suburban averages.”
— Gogo, on Mount Pleasant

Walk score

38/100

Bike score

52/100

Recent local news: Local law enforcement continues focused community policing in Southeast Raleigh to address sporadic property crimes and incidents of gunfire along major nearby corridors.

About the area

Historic ResidentialTree-LinedCar-DependentGreenway Adjacent

Mount Pleasant is an established Southeast Raleigh neighborhood characterized by modest single-family homes, mature canopy trees, and community churches. Positioned just southeast of Downtown Raleigh, it offers quick access to urban attractions while retaining a quieter, residential environment. While largely community-oriented, it borders busier commercial and transit corridors with higher activity levels.

Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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