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Outdoors in Avalon
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1966
19660226 02 PAT PCC Pittsburgh, PA, 1966
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About Avalon
Borough in Pennsylvania, USAvalon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River 6 miles (10 km) downstream from Pittsburgh. The population was 4,762 at the 2020 census. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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Housing in Avalon
The median sale price was $194,000 in May 2026.
Safety in Avalon
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Avalon's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Avalon
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The public schools Avalon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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