Best PlacesHighland Park, Pittsburgh, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highland Park, 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.
Highland Park, Pittsburgh ranks 1,122nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Highland Park, 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.
Highland Park, Pittsburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Highland Park, Pittsburgh ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Highland Park, Pittsburgh ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 74 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Highland Park, Pittsburgh
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highland Park, Pittsburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,661, 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Highland Park, Pittsburgh's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh.
Who works in Highland Park, Pittsburgh, and how
Work in Highland Park, Pittsburgh centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Highland Park, Pittsburgh has more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Highland Park, Pittsburgh and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Highland Park, Pittsburgh, month by month
Highland Park, Pittsburgh 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh International sits about 16 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Schools across Highland Park, Pittsburgh average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pittsburgh Fulton K-5A · 70% proficient
- Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5B+ · 55% proficient
- Pittsburgh Linden K-5B · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pittsburgh Classical 6-8D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburgh Obama 6-12C+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highland Park, Pittsburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highland Park, 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Is Highland Park, Pittsburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highland Park, Pittsburgh ranks 1,122nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, low disaster risk, and an educated workforce, and lowest on 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 Highland Park, Pittsburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $458,346. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $100,661 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Highland Park, Pittsburgh safe?
Highland Park, Pittsburgh is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
Compare Highland Park, Pittsburgh with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highland Park, Pittsburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highland Park, 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.
Highland Park, Pittsburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highland Park, Pittsburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highland Park, Pittsburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highland Park, Pittsburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highland Park, Pittsburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highland Park, 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
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