Best PlacesEast Hills, Pittsburgh, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Hills, Pittsburgh, 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.
East Hills, Pittsburgh ranks 5,762nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Hills, Pittsburgh
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.
East Hills, Pittsburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Hills, Pittsburgh ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where East Hills, Pittsburgh ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$34,056 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Hills, Pittsburgh
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Hills, Pittsburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $34,056, 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 East Hills, Pittsburgh's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 East Hills, Pittsburgh
East Hills, Pittsburgh runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Hills, Pittsburgh.
Who works in East Hills, Pittsburgh, and how
Work in East Hills, Pittsburgh centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in East Hills, Pittsburgh
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Hills, Pittsburgh.
What the weather is like in East Hills, Pittsburgh, month by month
East Hills, Pittsburgh sees roughly 77 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 East Hills, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh International sits about 19 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 East Hills, Pittsburgh
Schools across East Hills, Pittsburgh average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pittsburgh Linden K-5B · 50% proficient
- Penn Hills El SchB · 50% proficient
- Pittsburgh Faison K-5D− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8D+ · 25% proficient
- Linton MsD+ · 25% proficient
- Pittsburgh Classical 6-8D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburgh Allderdice HsB · 48% proficient
- Penn Hills ShsB− · 45% proficient
- Woodland Hills HsC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Hills, Pittsburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Hills, Pittsburgh 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 East Hills, Pittsburgh against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Hills, Pittsburgh
Is East Hills, Pittsburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Hills, Pittsburgh ranks 5,762nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and heat safety, and lowest on health outcomes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Hills, Pittsburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,278. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $34,056 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is East Hills, Pittsburgh safe?
East Hills, Pittsburgh is safer than 5% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $862 per resident a year.
Compare East Hills, Pittsburgh with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Hills, Pittsburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Hills, Pittsburgh 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.
East Hills, Pittsburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Hills, Pittsburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Hills, Pittsburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Hills, Pittsburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Hills, Pittsburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Hills, Pittsburgh 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.