Best Places15213, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15213, 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.
15213 ranks 14,419th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 15213
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.
15213's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15213 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 15213 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15213
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15213 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,206, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 15213's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 15213
15213 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 15213.
Who works in 15213, and how
Work in 15213 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 32%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 52%
Life in 15213
15213 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 15213 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 15213, month by month
15213 sees roughly 73 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 15213
Pittsburgh International sits about 15 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 15213
Schools across 15213 average a C+, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pittsburgh Linden K-5B · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pittsburgh Classical 6-8D · 20% proficient
- Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8F · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburgh Science And Technology AcademA+ · 80% proficient
- Brentwood ShsA− · 63% proficient
- Pittsburgh Allderdice HsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15213 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15213 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 15213 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 15213 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 15213
Is 15213 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15213 ranks 14,419th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, low disaster risk, and population health, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15213 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,787. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $56,206 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 15213 safe?
15213 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $568 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 15213?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 23. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of zip codes.
Is 15213 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $991 a month.
Compare 15213 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15213. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15213 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.
15213 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15213: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15213: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15213: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15213: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15213 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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