It is located in the south central part of the city and is the most populated of Schenectady's neighborhoods and has the most housing units as well.

[1] Mont Pleasant was once a vibrant blue collar neighborhood of immigrants, including Italians, Poles, and Jews in mostly two-family homes.

Several ethnic churches and at least two synagogues and the Jewish Community Center (JCC) were built in Mont Pleasant.

When General Electric and other area manufacturers downsized, Mont Pleasant's residents began to move to the suburbs and the number of owner-occupied homes declined.

[5] Mont Pleasant occupies approximately 521 acres (211 ha) in the south central part of Schenectady.

Mont Pleasant comprises 9.5% of the Schenectady's land area, and generates only 11.6% of the city's property tax revenue.

[5] Two family homes make up approximately 44% of the housing units in the neighborhood and 65.5% of structures were built before 1939.

The Career Center at Steinmetz is provides academic programs for students in ninth to twelfth grades.