A town of 8,063, settled in 1768. Nearly 7.6% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Dormont does most differently from other towns.
1927 · Dormont baseball team12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Where Dormont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
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Ordered by what stands out in Dormont. Another town gets a different order.
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dormont Park | 0.1 mi | 26 |
The public schools Dormont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormont El Sch | K–5 | 380 | A− |
Most working residents leave Dormont for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (44%), Robinson (3%) and Scott (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Dormont beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Dormont | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 14.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.
The median sale price was $298,000 in May 2026.
Dormont reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Dormont has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4 notable people were born in Dormont.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Dormont is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,244 at the 2020 census. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Loosely translated, Dormont means "Mountain of Gold" in French.
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2 towns share a border with Dormont.
