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About Plum
Borough in Pennsylvania, USPlum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 27,144 at the 2020 census. A suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is located northeast of the city in what is commonly referred to as the East Hills suburbs. Plum is often referred to as "Plum Boro" or more correctly "Plum Borough" by locals to distinguish it from its previous status as a township. It was founded as Plum Township in 1788 and was reorganized as a borough in 1956. The borough took its name from nearby Plum Creek.
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How Plum ranks
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Housing in Plum
The median sale price was $284,000 in May 2026.
A seller's market
Safety in Plum
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Plum's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Plum
Compared with Pennsylvania
of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.
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Schools in Plum
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The public schools Plum’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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