Best Places16046, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16046, 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.
16046 ranks 458th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16046
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.
16046's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16046 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 16046 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 74 pleasant days a year, better than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16046
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16046 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $148,241, 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 16046's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 16046
16046's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 16046.
Who works in 16046, and how
Work in 16046 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 16046
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 16046.
What the weather is like in 16046, month by month
16046 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 16046
Pittsburgh International sits about 17 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 16046
Schools across 16046 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bradford Woods El SchA+ · 93% proficient
- Wexford El SchA+ · 88% proficient
- Rowan El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eden Hall Upper El SchA+ · 74% proficient
- Marshall MsA+ · 72% proficient
- Mars Area Centennial SchA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine-richland HsA+ · 91% proficient
- North Allegheny HsA+ · 88% proficient
- Mars Area ShsA+ · 87% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16046 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16046 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 16046 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16046
Is 16046 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16046 ranks 458th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16046 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $501,614. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $148,241 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 16046 safe?
Yes, 16046 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $181 per resident a year.
Compare 16046 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16046. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16046 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.
16046 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16046: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16046: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16046: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16046: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16046 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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