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1 / 22#22. Bethel Park
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 33,070
Best places to live in the Pittsburgh metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Pittsburgh metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 22#21. Cranberry Township
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 33,632
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3 / 22#20. Dormont
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,120
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4 / 22#19. Blawnox
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,469
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5 / 22#18. McMurray
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,348
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6 / 22#17. Moon Township
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 26,917
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7 / 22#16. Leetsdale
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,090
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8 / 22#15. Pine Township
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,983
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9 / 22#14. Murrysville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,839
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10 / 22#13. Ben Avon
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,919
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11 / 22#12. Indiana Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,270
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12 / 22#11. O'Hara Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 9,146
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13 / 22#10. Bell Acres
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,650
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14 / 22#9. Allison Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,108
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15 / 22#8. Fox Chapel
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,264
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16 / 22#7. Edgeworth
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,582
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17 / 22#6. Marshall Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 10,117
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18 / 22#5. Upper St. Clair
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,893
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19 / 22#4. Mount Lebanon Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 33,555
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20 / 22#3. Bradford Woods
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,204
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21 / 22#2. Franklin Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 15,273
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22 / 22#1. Aspinwall
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,866
