Mount Hope offers affordable housing along the Grand Concourse corridor with strong community institutions. The 4/B/D trains provide reliable transit to Manhattan.
Mount Hope offers affordable housing along the Grand Concourse corridor with strong community institutions. The 4/B/D trains provide reliable transit to Manhattan.
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The Grand Concourse through Mount Hope was built extra-wide at 180 feet to allow for future expansion — that width is why it still feels grand today.
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Mount Hope packs nine playgrounds into a relatively small footprint, which means you're never far from a swing set or slide. Mount Hope Playground and Richman (Echo) Park tend to draw the most families, while quieter spots like Morris Mesa and Walton Park offer more breathing room when the bigger spaces get busy. For a neighborhood with modest family density, the park options are genuinely solid — there's genuine variety in scale and feel across these nine spots.
Schools & early education
Mount Hope has a deep bench of public elementary and middle schools anchored by a few recognizable names — P.S. 028 Mount Hope and P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg anchor the elementary scene, while the Angelo Patri Middle School serves the area's middle grades. The Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx and Theatre Arts Production Company School add magnet and specialized options to the mix, which is mostly zoned public with just one private option on file. Governance is nearly all public here, so families looking beyond the zoned system will need to dig into citywide lotteries and Magnet admissions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mount Hope a good neighborhood for families?
- Mount Hope scores 48/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Mount Hope safe?
- Mount Hope scores 0/100 on safety — toward the lower end citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Mount Hope?
- Mount Hope has 9 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 22/100 for schools — toward the lower end citywide.
- Is Mount Hope affordable?
- Mount Hope scores 25/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Mount Hope in?
- Mount Hope is a neighborhood in Bronx, New York City.
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