Best Places15015, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15015, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
15015 ranks 64th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 15015
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.
15015's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15015 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 15015 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$991 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15015
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15015 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $151,242, 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 15015's effective rate of 1.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 15015
15015 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 15015.
Who works in 15015, and how
Work in 15015 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 15015
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15015.
What the weather is like in 15015, month by month
15015 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 15015
Pittsburgh International sits about 13 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 15015
Schools across 15015 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bradford Woods El SchA+ · 93% proficient
- Marshall El SchA+ · 84% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marshall MsA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- North Allegheny HsA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15015 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15015 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 15015 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15015
Is 15015 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15015 ranks 64th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and civic engagement, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15015 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $504,628. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $151,242 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 15015 safe?
Yes, 15015 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
Compare 15015 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15015. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15015 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.
15015 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15015: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15015: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15015: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15015: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15015 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
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