Pittsburgh has plenty to offer, but the price of admission usually comes with traffic, sky-high rent, and a calendar that fills itself.
If you want the upside of Pittsburgh without the daily grind, the answer is almost always a good suburb. The catch: not every suburb is worth the move.
So we ranked them. Using Saturday Night Science, we pulled the numbers on every place within commuting distance of Pittsburgh: incomes, home prices, unemployment, schools, the works. The result is a no-nonsense ranking of where you actually want to live.
$107,000 median income · $397,840 median home price
Aspinwall is always mentioned as one of the best suburbs in the Pittsburgh area. We’ll tell you the good about “Awesome Aspinwall.”
Everyone here is rich; families average $107,000 a year, which is the 6th highest in the Pittsburgh region. And only 2.7% are out of work. Homes average more than $397,840 each.
$103,203 median income · $363,724 median home price
Edgewood is the second best ‘burb we looked at near Pittsburgh for 2026.
It ranks 8th for incomes in the area and only 1.7% of residents lack insurance, good for 11th best.
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$114,000 median income · $455,155 median home price
Here in Seven Fields, it’s really safe, and residents are just about as rich as you’ll see in the Pittsburgh metro area.
The bad side? Schools are more crowded, and the cost of living puts a large part of the city out of reach for most families.
But price is based on demand and a lot of people want to live in Seven Fields.
$92,782 median income · $333,787 median home price
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Oakmont ranks as the 4th best suburb of Pittsburgh for 2026.
You won’t find many better places to raise your kids in the region than in Oakmont and the schools are some of the best around.
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$80,526 median income · $246,408 median home price
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Coming in as the fifth best is Dormont.
Dormont gets kudos for having the 27th most expensive homes in the Pittsburgh area, where houses sell for an average of $246,408. However, the cost of living here is among the highest in the area.
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$176,875 median income · $539,476 median home price
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Franklin Park is proud of its 6th place finish on this list. And here’s why.
Most residents have great jobs and the unemployment rate sits at 4.5%.
According to online reports, Franklin Park is quickly becoming one of the more affluent suburbs in the Pittsburgh area, meaning you need to get in soon.
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$92,422 median income · $279,847 median home price
The 7th best suburb on our list goes to Green Tree.
Green Tree schools are some of the best in the region, and crime is really low. The cost of living makes it a lot more desirable for many families, especially first-time home buyers.
And, it’s only 4.4 miles to downtown, which is a good thing.
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$243,625 median income · $1,000,519 median home price
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel is growing quickly, and for a good reason. Crime is far below average, and most residents are gainfully employed. Even the cost of living is reasonable.
A solid 0.4% of people lack insurance, good for 2nd in the area.
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$102,167 median income · $265,880 median home price
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Is ‘Everything Better In Pleasant Hills?’
Almost.
It placed 9th on our list thanks to the fact that it’s really expensive to live here, but the schools are great, so you get what you pay for in that regard.
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$98,705 median income · $252,851 median home price
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
And rounding out the top ten for 2026 is Plum.
This city is far above average in every category, and the best part? It’s far more affordable than the other cities listed above. So, you get a big bang for your buck here.
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The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Pennsylvania’s statewide median.
Pennsylvania statewide median: $77,971
Pennsylvania statewide median: $282,736
Pennsylvania statewide median: 5.3%
Pennsylvania statewide median: 11.7%
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Where the best Pittsburgh suburbs are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the best suburbs around Pittsburgh for 2026
Figuring out the best suburbs around Pittsburgh was simple. We used Saturday Night Science to find things people like about living in the suburbs and then locate the suburbs with those things.
We analyzed the newest American Community Survey data for 2020-2024 to research each suburb. We decided upon the following criteria:
- Low unemployment rate
- High median household incomes
- Population density (lots of things to do)
- High home values
- A lot of college-educated people
- Low poverty
- High rate of insured families
We defined a suburb as being within 30 miles of Pittsburgh.
Additionally, we limited the analysis to places that have over 2,000 people. This left us with a grand total of 93 suburbs to evaluate around Pittsburgh.
We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 93 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a quality-of-life index.
Finally, we crowned the city with the best quality of life index, the “Best Suburb near Pittsburgh.” We’re lookin’ at you, Aspinwall.
This result may differ from our state-wide data as we did not include commute times and crime for this analysis to allow for a more extensive selection of suburbs.
We updated the data for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best Pittsburgh suburbs. Skip to the end to see the list of all the suburbs ranked from best to worst.
The full plate
Table: Best Pittsburgh Suburbs
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| Rank | City | Suburb Score | Population | Median Income | Median Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspinwall | 7.07 | 2,843 | $107,000 | $397,840 |
| 2 | Edgewood | 12.57 | 3,077 | $103,203 | $363,724 |
| 3 | Seven Fields | 14.86 | 2,884 | $114,000 | $455,155 |
| 4 | Oakmont | 19.93 | 6,702 | $92,782 | $333,787 |
| 5 | Dormont | 20.79 | 8,063 | $80,526 | $246,408 |
| 6 | Franklin Park | 20.86 | 15,235 | $176,875 | $539,476 |
| 7 | Green Tree | 21.36 | 4,833 | $92,422 | $279,847 |
| 8 | Fox Chapel | 22.07 | 5,246 | $243,625 | $1,000,519 |
| 9 | Pleasant Hills | 23.57 | 8,399 | $102,167 | $265,880 |
| 10 | Plum | 24.21 | 26,723 | $98,705 | $252,851 |
| 11 | Sewickley | 24.29 | 3,823 | $101,053 | $497,916 |
| 12 | Churchill | 25.43 | 3,087 | $106,964 | $260,850 |
| 13 | Ingram | 26.86 | 3,299 | $71,154 | $181,164 |
| 14 | Beaver | 28.86 | 4,374 | $81,156 | $270,488 |
| 15 | Castle Shannon | 29.14 | 8,209 | $64,071 | $211,413 |
| 16 | Manor | 29.36 | 3,538 | $138,583 | $303,844 |
| 17 | Economy | 30.36 | 9,005 | $95,313 | $278,625 |
| 18 | Forest Hills | 30.64 | 6,286 | $89,688 | $222,967 |
| 19 | Zelienople | 31.50 | 3,827 | $68,110 | $373,741 |
| 20 | Bellevue | 32.00 | 8,128 | $68,827 | $236,965 |
| 21 | Baden | 32.86 | 3,843 | $63,400 | $281,778 |
| 22 | New Stanton | 33.71 | 2,515 | $71,250 | $226,888 |
| 23 | Irwin | 34.00 | 3,831 | $59,963 | $256,435 |
| 24 | Jefferson Hills | 34.43 | 12,317 | $116,064 | $350,948 |
| 25 | Carnegie | 34.64 | 7,978 | $67,656 | $224,034 |
| 26 | Youngwood | 34.86 | 2,926 | $70,581 | $141,950 |
| 27 | Crafton | 35.57 | 5,961 | $64,006 | $208,119 |
| 28 | Lower Burrell | 35.86 | 11,633 | $84,602 | $200,396 |
| 29 | Baldwin | 36.00 | 21,057 | $80,983 | $231,521 |
| 30 | South Greensburg | 36.14 | 2,446 | $64,097 | $180,307 |
| 31 | Coraopolis | 36.29 | 5,417 | $63,828 | $302,086 |
| 32 | West View | 36.71 | 6,533 | $84,063 | $252,296 |
| 33 | Trafford | 36.79 | 3,216 | $65,839 | $236,352 |
| 34 | Whitehall | 38.00 | 14,811 | $89,404 | $262,406 |
| 35 | Canonsburg | 39.07 | 9,675 | $79,227 | $358,324 |
| 36 | Avalon | 39.43 | 4,674 | $51,250 | $189,416 |
| 37 | Millvale | 39.57 | 3,299 | $72,778 | $130,271 |
| 38 | Springdale | 39.71 | 3,319 | $65,893 | $170,975 |
| 39 | McDonald | 39.86 | 2,065 | $65,625 | $374,034 |
| 40 | Greensburg | 40.14 | 14,741 | $64,914 | $238,469 |
| 41 | Bridgeville | 40.71 | 4,686 | $59,981 | $307,186 |
| 42 | Monaca | 42.00 | 5,519 | $73,538 | $209,283 |
| 43 | Emsworth | 42.21 | 2,465 | $64,816 | $204,636 |
| 44 | Brackenridge | 42.29 | 3,167 | $50,197 | $110,886 |
| 45 | Brentwood | 42.43 | 9,866 | $68,904 | $169,689 |
| 46 | White Oak | 42.43 | 7,468 | $59,452 | $192,181 |
| 47 | East McKeesport | 45.29 | 2,002 | $65,907 | $112,317 |
| 48 | Delmont | 45.79 | 2,610 | $56,806 | $251,453 |
| 49 | New Brighton | 46.71 | 5,567 | $52,939 | $151,446 |
| 50 | Conway | 46.86 | 2,195 | $66,029 | $197,925 |
| 51 | Swissvale | 47.21 | 8,418 | $60,341 | $163,309 |
| 52 | Tarentum | 47.36 | 4,249 | $45,167 | $149,048 |
| 53 | Midland | 48.57 | 2,293 | $60,096 | $105,171 |
| 54 | West Mifflin | 49.86 | 19,190 | $76,563 | $160,812 |
| 55 | Etna | 54.00 | 3,364 | $53,654 | $144,080 |
| 56 | Washington | 54.57 | 13,368 | $52,975 | $233,300 |
| 57 | New Kensington | 54.57 | 12,011 | $49,063 | $169,954 |
| 58 | Munhall | 54.71 | 10,548 | $52,517 | $147,110 |
| 59 | Sharpsburg | 54.93 | 3,119 | $59,228 | $143,885 |
| 60 | East Pittsburgh | 55.36 | 2,121 | $38,561 | $100,380 |
| 61 | West Newton | 55.71 | 2,621 | $52,961 | $151,615 |
| 62 | Monongahela | 56.57 | 4,109 | $59,861 | $148,471 |
| 63 | Jeannette | 56.71 | 8,657 | $49,188 | $174,394 |
| 64 | Verona | 56.86 | 2,524 | $48,733 | $171,285 |
| 65 | Wilkinsburg | 57.21 | 14,027 | $46,416 | $172,752 |
| 66 | Mount Oliver | 57.86 | 3,319 | $52,297 | $107,651 |
| 67 | Monessen | 59.86 | 6,780 | $52,889 | $80,829 |
| 68 | Butler | 60.14 | 13,212 | $44,247 | $235,361 |
| 69 | Vandergrift | 60.43 | 5,011 | $50,901 | $104,150 |
| 70 | Beaver Falls | 60.71 | 8,850 | $49,924 | $195,209 |
| 71 | Pitcairn | 61.29 | 3,032 | $36,419 | $87,709 |
| 72 | New Eagle | 62.57 | 2,085 | $51,716 | $122,892 |
| 73 | Liberty | 62.86 | 3,350 | $42,206 | $261,044 |
| 74 | Ambridge | 63.43 | 6,890 | $51,537 | $135,994 |
| 75 | Homestead | 63.71 | 2,874 | $39,052 | $79,936 |
| 76 | McKees Rocks | 64.71 | 5,786 | $41,131 | $193,202 |
| 77 | Arnold | 67.00 | 4,704 | $45,417 | $75,917 |
| 78 | Arnold | 67.00 | 4,704 | $45,417 | $75,917 |
| 79 | Port Vue | 67.00 | 3,620 | $58,194 | $91,653 |
| 80 | Aliquippa | 67.14 | 9,079 | $50,188 | $199,055 |
| 81 | Charleroi | 69.00 | 4,202 | $43,265 | $90,660 |
| 82 | California | 70.43 | 4,864 | $48,606 | $116,355 |
| 83 | Rochester | 70.43 | 3,422 | $43,080 | $129,759 |
| 84 | Duquesne | 72.00 | 5,149 | $44,180 | $59,332 |
| 85 | Turtle Creek | 72.79 | 5,007 | $45,997 | $97,661 |
| 86 | Bentleyville | 75.43 | 2,437 | $51,174 | $156,861 |
| 87 | Donora | 76.00 | 4,527 | $39,544 | $44,599 |
| 88 | Braddock | 76.29 | 2,039 | $37,813 | $58,272 |
| 89 | Clairton | 76.57 | 6,044 | $36,538 | $157,509 |
| 90 | Glassport | 76.71 | 4,368 | $47,803 | $94,163 |
| 91 | Brownsville | 78.00 | 2,412 | $31,810 | $77,100 |
| 92 | McKeesport | 80.64 | 17,380 | $34,219 | $96,205 |
| 93 | North Braddock | 80.71 | 4,219 | $34,564 | $73,434 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 93 suburbs within 30 miles of Pittsburgh.
Summary
Summary: Welcome to the Best Pittsburgh ‘Burbs of 2026
We said it once, and we’ll say it again–life in the big city isn’t for everyone. At least not all the time.
The best suburbs of Pittsburgh are Aspinwall, Edgewood, Seven Fields, Oakmont, Dormont, Franklin Park, Green Tree, Fox Chapel, Pleasant Hills, and Plum.
So if you’re craving the amenities of a larger city like Pittsburgh but don’t want to deal with the drawbacks, one of these suburbs might be for you. Not sold on Pennsylvania? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Suburbs Of Pittsburgh FAQs
What is the best suburb of Pittsburgh?
Aspinwall is the best suburb of Pittsburgh for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Edgewood and Seven Fields are next.
What are the best suburbs of Pittsburgh?
The best suburbs of Pittsburgh are Aspinwall, Edgewood, Seven Fields, Oakmont, Dormont, Franklin Park, Green Tree, Fox Chapel, Pleasant Hills, and Plum. We ranked all 93 places within commuting range.
How expensive is Aspinwall?
The median household income in Aspinwall is $107,000 and the median home costs $397,840. Top suburbs rarely come cheap; that is part of how they got there.
What counts as a suburb of Pittsburgh?
Any place within 30 miles of Pittsburgh qualifies. 93 towns fit that circle, and every one of them got scored.
How do you rank Pittsburgh suburbs?
Each suburb is scored on income, home values, density, unemployment, education, insurance coverage, and poverty, using Census American Community Survey data. The best combined score, Aspinwall, takes the crown.
