Best PlacesMount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh ranks 2,241st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Washington, 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.
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Washington, Pittsburgh ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Washington, Pittsburgh ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Washington, Pittsburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,671, 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 Mount Washington, Pittsburgh's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh 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 Mount Washington, Pittsburgh.
Who works in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, and how
Work in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Washington, Pittsburgh and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, month by month
Mount Washington, 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 Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh International sits about 13 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 Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
Schools across Mount Washington, Pittsburgh average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pittsburgh Whittier K-5A− · 60% proficient
- Pittsburgh Linden K-5B · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8D− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburgh Carrick HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Pittsburgh Brashear HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Washington, Pittsburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Washington, 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 Mount Washington, Pittsburgh against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
Is Mount Washington, Pittsburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Washington, Pittsburgh ranks 2,241st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a stable housing market, and health care access, 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 Mount Washington, Pittsburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,449. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $76,671 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Washington, Pittsburgh safe?
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Washington, Pittsburgh with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Washington, Pittsburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Washington, 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.
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Washington, Pittsburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Washington, Pittsburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Washington, 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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