Best PlacesSunset Hills, Pittsburgh, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunset Hills, 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.
Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh ranks 700th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunset 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.
Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute26.7 minutes each way, better than only 35% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 78 pleasant days a year, better than only 37% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,293, 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 Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh's effective rate of 1.67%, 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 Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh
Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh runs older 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 Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh.
Who works in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh, and how
Work in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh
Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh has more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh, month by month
Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh sees roughly 78 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 Sunset Hills, 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 Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh
Schools across Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh average an A, better than 97% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Washington El SchA+ · 86% proficient
- Howe El SchA+ · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mellon MsA+ · 71% proficient
- Keystone Oaks MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt Lebanon ShsA− · 67% proficient
- Keystone Oaks HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunset 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 Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh
Is Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh ranks 700th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and good schools, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,191. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $119,293 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh safe?
Yes, Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh is safer than 67% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunset 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.
Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunset 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
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