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Best places to live in Greater Pittsburgh

172 places with 1,194,449 residents within about 40 km of Pittsburgh, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Pittsburgh, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Murrysville
    Pennsylvania, 20,134 residents    76
  2. 2Mount Lebanon
    Pennsylvania, 32,730 residents    75
  3. 3McKees Rocks
    Pennsylvania, 6,010 residents    75
  4. 4Lower Burrell
    Pennsylvania, 11,761 residents    74
  5. 5Baldwin (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 19,819 residents    74
  6. 6Castle Shannon
    Pennsylvania, 8,235 residents    74
  7. 7Upper Saint Clair
    Pennsylvania, 19,229 residents    74
  8. 8Whitehall (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 13,834 residents    74
  9. 9Bethel Park
    Pennsylvania, 32,118 residents    73
  10. 10Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania, 5,009 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 5,009 residents    73

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For retired couples

  1. 1Murrysville
    Pennsylvania, 20,134 residents    73
  2. 2Mount Lebanon
    Pennsylvania, 32,730 residents    72
  3. 3Upper Saint Clair
    Pennsylvania, 19,229 residents    72
  4. 4McKees Rocks
    Pennsylvania, 6,010 residents    72
  5. 5Baldwin (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 19,819 residents    72
  6. 6Lower Burrell
    Pennsylvania, 11,761 residents    71
  7. 7Castle Shannon
    Pennsylvania, 8,235 residents    71
  8. 8Jefferson Hills
    Pennsylvania, 11,360 residents    70
  9. 9Pleasant Hills (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 8,252 residents    70
  10. 10Fox Chapel
    Pennsylvania, 5,383 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1Murrysville
    Pennsylvania, 20,134 residents    77
  2. 2Mount Lebanon
    Pennsylvania, 32,730 residents    76
  3. 3Baldwin (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 19,819 residents    76
  4. 4Upper Saint Clair
    Pennsylvania, 19,229 residents    76
  5. 5Lower Burrell
    Pennsylvania, 11,761 residents    75
  6. 6Whitehall (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 13,834 residents    75
  7. 7Bethel Park
    Pennsylvania, 32,118 residents    75
  8. 8Castle Shannon
    Pennsylvania, 8,235 residents    74
  9. 9McKees Rocks
    Pennsylvania, 6,010 residents    74
  10. 10Allison Park
    Pennsylvania, 21,552 residents    73

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For commuters

  1. 1Pittsburgh
    Pennsylvania, 304,391 residents    83
  2. 2Dormont
    Pennsylvania, 8,465 residents    76
  3. 3Mount Lebanon
    Pennsylvania, 32,730 residents    76
  4. 4Green Tree
    Pennsylvania, 4,968 residents    76
  5. 5McKees Rocks
    Pennsylvania, 6,010 residents    76
  6. 6Whitehall (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 13,834 residents    75
  7. 7Castle Shannon
    Pennsylvania, 8,235 residents    75
  8. 8Millvale
    Pennsylvania, 3,689 residents    74
  9. 9Ingram (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 3,281 residents    74
  10. 10Crafton
    Pennsylvania, 5,876 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Pittsburgh
    Pennsylvania, 304,391 residents    75
  2. 2Dormont
    Pennsylvania, 8,465 residents    64
  3. 3Whitehall (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 13,834 residents    64
  4. 4Castle Shannon
    Pennsylvania, 8,235 residents    64
  5. 5Brentwood (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,512 residents    63
  6. 6McKees Rocks
    Pennsylvania, 6,010 residents    63
  7. 7Carnegie (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 7,931 residents    62
  8. 8Munhall
    Pennsylvania, 11,247 residents    62
  9. 9Mount Lebanon
    Pennsylvania, 32,730 residents    62
  10. 10Crafton
    Pennsylvania, 5,876 residents    61

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Murrysville
    Pennsylvania, 20,134 residents    72
  2. 2Lower Burrell
    Pennsylvania, 11,761 residents    70
  3. 3Level Green
    Pennsylvania, 4,020 residents    67
  4. 4Trafford (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 3,144 residents    67
  5. 5Economy
    Pennsylvania, 9,363 residents    67
  6. 6Cranberry Township
    Pennsylvania, 28,098 residents    67
  7. 7New Kensington
    Pennsylvania, 12,713 residents    66
  8. 8Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania, 5,009 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 5,009 residents    66
  9. 9McMurray
    Pennsylvania, 4,647 residents    65
  10. 10Mount Lebanon
    Pennsylvania, 32,730 residents    65

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Towns in Greater Pittsburgh