Mount PleasantVancouver

37,091 people call this neighbourhood in Vancouver home. It is one of 29 neighbourhoods of Vancouver.

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Population

37,091

people, Census 2021

Median age

36.3

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

77%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

47%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

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Is Mount Pleasant a good place to live?

The picture is mixed. Health is where it shines (A+). Mount Pleasant ranks #58 of 250 in British Columbia, with a B overall. Nationally, it does better than 57% of Canadian towns. What counts against it is cost of living (D−).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Walkability A⁺Health A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

What makes Mount Pleasant stand out

The 3 things Mount Pleasant does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

47% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

60% rent their home

Midway across Canadian towns: 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Mount Pleasant grades

Each subject compares Mount Pleasant with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesD⁻Open →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentA⁻Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁻Open →SchoolsAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and 94 more in and around Mount Pleasant

The best-known places to visit in and around Mount Pleasant come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

CathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedralin town

MuseumWestern Front Societyin town

GardenStanley Park3.7 km outside town, to the north

Big drawMuseumScience World100 m outside town, to the north · 650K visitors a year

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver2.1 km outside town, to the northwest · 78K visitors a year

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver1.1 km outside town, to the north

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral: Akatnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Western Front Society: Pegwong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Mount Pleasant than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 33% of household income

Owners put the median home at $850,000, above British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 32% of households, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$850,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Mount Pleasant$850,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	33%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	32%	21%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$850,000	$720,000	$406,000

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageMount Pleasant’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,364 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living9.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $850,000, against the median household income Owners and renters40% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Vancouver metro area

HealthHealth A⁺

Few places match Mount Pleasant for health: it beats almost every Canadian town

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 83.3 years, above British Columbia’s towns (81.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Across the region, 50% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in British Columbia (50%). At 7.3%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 8.9% for British Columbia. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.7 km from the average resident of Mount Pleasant, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Mount Pleasant doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area.

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mount Pleasant50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	83.3	81.0	81.5
Smokers	7.3%	9%	12%
Very good or excellent health	50%	50%	52%

83.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.3%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMount Pleasant’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 86.5, men 80.2 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Mount Pleasant has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

Some 37 cm of snow falls in a typical year, below both British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Mount Pleasant sees July afternoons of 23.0°C on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm. A normal November brings 245 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

23.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Days with frost a year	17	60	159
January night low	3.3°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,537 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	37 cm	51 cm	141 cm

37 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMount Pleasant’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.0°C, January lows 3.3°C Rain and snow1,537 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow37 cm of snow a year Weather station4.3 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour))

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Working-age people in Mount Pleasant have jobs more often than in 85% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 26 min, near both British Columbia’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

47%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van50%

Public transit21%

Walk16%

Bicycle10%

Census 2021	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	26 min	26 min	26 min

$87,400

median household income, 2020

41%

worked from home, May 2021

72%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMount Pleasant’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work47% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SafetySafety C⁻

The police who cover Mount Pleasant record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 93

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 43.6 property crimes are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 99, above British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

93Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202494

202589

2023–2025	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	43.6	31	31.2
Crime Severity Index	93	83	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	99	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

26%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMount Pleasant’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety93 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mount Pleasant’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mount Pleasant safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Vancouver service area

SchoolsSchools B⁺

Mixed results around Mount Pleasant: 38 high and 16 low of 73 schools in British Columbia

The 3 km around Mount Pleasant counts 69 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools. Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 91; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it.

91schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Florence Nightingale Elementary Second fifth in British ColumbiaIn Mount PleasantElementary	Elementary	–	English public
St. Patrick Regional Secondary IndependentIn Mount PleasantSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
Rose-des-vents FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Claren Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 91 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public57

Independent31

French public3

Schools within 3 km	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMount Pleasant’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results38 of 73 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Every school91 schools within 3 km · 69 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools Language3 of 91 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia The boards2 school boards · SD 39 Vancouver Questions“What schools are there in Mount Pleasant?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.4% of Mount Pleasant, fewer than in British Columbia’s towns and across Canadian towns

People 65 and over make up 9.9% of the town, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). 36% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%).

36.3median age

Mount PleasantBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree5%

Postsecondary qualification77%

Women and men · all residents

51.2% of Mount Pleasant’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 18,975 and men at 18,120; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Mount Pleasant
	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	9.4%	14%	16%
15 to 64	81%	64%	64%
65+	9.9%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	5.4%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	77%	56%	56%

Full pageMount Pleasant’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages36.3 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households20,415 households English and French13% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

What November brings in Mount Pleasant: 5°C at night, 10°C by day

By December, a normal day reaches 7°C and a night falls to 3°C. Precipitation in November averages 245 mm. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vancouver forecast.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November10°C

December7°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	8°C	3°C	554 mm
Spring	14°C	7°C	353 mm
Summer	22°C	14°C	158 mm
Autumn	14°C	9°C	473 mm

5°C

a normal November night

245 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMount Pleasant’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Vancouver East turned out at 55% in 2021, lower than 88% of Canada’s ridings

Local decisions for Mount Pleasant are made by Vancouver’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.

Full pageMount Pleasant’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentJenny Kwan Provincial legislatureVancouver-Little Mountain

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Mount Pleasant’s public library is VPL: Mount Pleasant Branch

The library figures on this page are Vancouver’s: Vancouver Public Library serves all 742,394 people of the city, Mount Pleasant among them.

Full pageMount Pleasant’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library6.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national route near Mount Pleasant: the The Trans Canada Trail

Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town. For a swim, Trout Lake Beach is the nearest of 73 beaches within 5 km. Mount Seymour Park is the closest provincial park, at 9.7 km. Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area (7,775 ha) is the biggest, 7.8 km from town.

4.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mount Pleasant4.2%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.2%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	14	4

44 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

9.7 km

to Mount Seymour Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMount Pleasant’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes4 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks44 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Earthquakes are Mount Pleasant’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

Measured across the Vancouver health region: radon tests

Flood mapping exists: a study by City of Vancouver. Radon is lower than usual: 1.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Little of the land around Mount Pleasant has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.004% a year.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Mount Pleasant1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mount Pleasant	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.43	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	1.2%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.43

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

9.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageMount Pleasant’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.43 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Radon1.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Vancouver

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mount Pleasant

15pages on Mount Pleasant

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 9.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺91 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteA⁻75% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.3 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Mount Pleasant’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

StrathconaLittle SaigonRiley ParkYaletownSouth CambieFairviewMount Pleasant

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mount Pleasant	37,091	—	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Strathcona	13,783	1.7	C	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Little Saigon	11,086	1.8	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Riley Park	23,682	1.9	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Yaletown	40,297	2	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
South Cambie	9,846	2.2	B	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Fairview	33,969	2.4	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Mount Pleasant

Is Mount Pleasant a young town or an old one?

36.3 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 10% of residents are 65 or over and 9% under 15.

About Mount Pleasant

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

The edges of Mount Pleasant follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Vancouver’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 37,091 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Census subdivision: 5915022

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).