Best Places15010, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15010, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
15010 ranks 13,921st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in 15010
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
15010's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15010 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 15010 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15010
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15010 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,181, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 15010's effective rate of 1.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 15010
15010's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 15010.
Who works in 15010, and how
Work in 15010 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 15010
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15010.
What the weather is like in 15010, month by month
15010 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 15010
Pittsburgh International sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 15010
Schools across 15010 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fairview El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Dutch Ridge El SchA+ · 78% proficient
- Riverside El SchA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverside MsA · 59% proficient
- Beaver Area MsA− · 55% proficient
- Highland MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaver Area ShsA · 70% proficient
- New Brighton Area HsA− · 65% proficient
- Blackhawk HsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15010 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15010 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 15010 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 15010 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 15010
Is 15010 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15010 ranks 13,921st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, transit, and walkability, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15010 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,306. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $73,181 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 15010 safe?
Yes, 15010 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 15010?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 25. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of zip codes.
Is 15010 good for families?
Schools beat 67% of zip codes, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $868 a month.
Compare 15010 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15010. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15010 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
15010 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15010: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15010: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15010: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15010: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15010 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.