Best places to live in the Pittsburgh metro area

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July 8, 2025
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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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#22. Bethel Park

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 33,070

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#21. Cranberry Township

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 33,632

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#20. Dormont

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,120

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#19. Blawnox

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,469

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#18. McMurray

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,348

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#17. Moon Township

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 26,917

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#16. Leetsdale

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,090

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#15. Pine Township

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,983

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#14. Murrysville

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,839

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#13. Ben Avon

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,919

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#12. Indiana Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,270

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#11. O'Hara Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 9,146

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#10. Bell Acres

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,650

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#9. Allison Park

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,108

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#8. Fox Chapel

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,264

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#7. Edgeworth

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,582

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#6. Marshall Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 10,117

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#5. Upper St. Clair

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,893

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#4. Mount Lebanon Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 33,555

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#3. Bradford Woods

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,204

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#2. Franklin Park

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 15,273

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#1. Aspinwall

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,866

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