Best PlacesPittsburg, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pittsburg, 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.
Pittsburg ranks 29,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pittsburg
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.
Pittsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pittsburg ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute15.9 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
Where Pittsburg ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$54,343 median, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pittsburg
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pittsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,343, 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 Pittsburg's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pittsburg
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg.
Who works in Pittsburg, and how
Work in Pittsburg centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pittsburg
Pittsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns and more parkland per resident than 93% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pittsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pittsburg, month by month
Pittsburg sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Pittsburg
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pittsburg
Schools across Pittsburg average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- R V Haderlein ElemB+ · 51% proficient
- Frank Layden ElemB · 50% proficient
- Southeast Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central ElemC · 35% proficient
- Girard MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Pittsburg Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Girard HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Pittsburg HighC · 30% proficient
- Frontenac Sr. High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pittsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Pittsburg suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Pittsburg
Is Pittsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pittsburg ranks 29,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pittsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,749. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $54,343 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Pittsburg safe?
Pittsburg is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $427 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pittsburg?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of towns.
Is Pittsburg good for families?
Schools beat 29% of towns, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $467 a month.
Compare Pittsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pittsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pittsburg 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.
Pittsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pittsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pittsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pittsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pittsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pittsburg 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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