Best PlacesSquirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, 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.
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh ranks 348th 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 Squirrel Hill North, 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.
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $141,589, 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 Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh.
Who works in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, and how
Work in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 34%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh.
What the weather is like in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, month by month
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh sees roughly 75 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 Squirrel Hill North, 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 Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh
Schools across Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh average a C+, better than 57% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pittsburgh Linden K-5B · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8D+ · 25% proficient
- Pittsburgh Classical 6-8D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburgh Allderdice HsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Squirrel Hill North, 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 Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh
Is Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh ranks 348th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, an educated workforce, and population health, 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 Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $724,249. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $141,589 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh safe?
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Squirrel Hill North, 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.
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Squirrel Hill North, 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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