Best Places15112, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15112, 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.
15112 ranks 27,791st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 15112
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.
15112's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15112 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 15112 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Household income$50,330 median, better than only 11% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15112
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15112 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,330, 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 15112's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 15112
15112 runs younger than the country, 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 15112.
Who works in 15112, and how
Work in 15112 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 15112
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15112.
What the weather is like in 15112, month by month
15112 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 15112
Pittsburgh International sits about 22 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 15112
Schools across 15112 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Logan El SchC− · 29% proficient
- Edgewood El Steam AcademyD+ · 23% proficient
- Wilkins El Steam AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Mifflin Area MsB · 43% proficient
- Dickson Prep Steam AcademyD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodland Hills HsC · 34% proficient
- East Allegheny JshsC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15112 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15112 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 15112 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15112
Is 15112 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15112 ranks 27,791st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15112 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,989. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $50,330 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 15112 safe?
15112 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $875 per resident a year.
Compare 15112 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15112. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15112 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.
15112 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15112: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15112: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15112: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15112: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15112 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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