Pittsburgh, PA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in southwestern Pennsylvania where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River, it had a population of 302,971 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia. The Pittsburgh metropolitan area has over 2.43 million people, making it the largest in the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 28th-largest in the U.S. The greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville combined statistical area includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Pittsburgh is known as "the Steel City" for its dominant …

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How Pittsburgh ranks

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#131Most remote workers in PA #141Lowest property tax in PA #162Most educated in PA All PA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code15201, 15202, 15203

Area code412, 724, 878

Living in Pittsburgh

Housing in Pittsburgh

$240K▼ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pittsburgh home is worth about $240,000, down 1% in a year, 17% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market55

Sale-to-list97.5%

Sold in May283

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Safety in Pittsburgh

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Pittsburgh's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pittsburgh 4.7

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pittsburgh 23.3

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Pittsburgh

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School Grade C-

The public schools Pittsburgh’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 789 students Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 572 students Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 CElementary · Grades PK–8 · 547 students Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 DElementary · Grades PK–8 · 486 students Pittsburgh Faison K-5 D-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 480 students Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 454 students

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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