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Forest Hills

A borough of 6,286 people in Pennsylvania
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Map of Forest Hills: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land7%70 of 996 acres
Trails2.0 mi1.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves311 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Forest Hills

Borough in Pennsylvania, US
1919Established
6,429Population
1.6 sq miArea
961 ftElevation

Forest Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,429 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough was named after Forest Hills, Queens.

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Housing in Forest Hills

$283K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $283,000 in May 2026.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market35
Sale-to-list99.8%
Sold in May11
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Safety in Forest Hills

B+

Safety Grade B+

Forest Hills reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Forest Hills sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Forest Hills 0.9
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Forest Hills 8.2
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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C−

School Grade C-

The public schools Forest Hills’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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