Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 16/100
F
Median home value$77,400
Pittsburgh $215,000
Median rent$741/mo
Pittsburgh $1,053/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Pittsburgh 25%
New Castle
Lawrence County21,579 residentsNew Castle Area SD
43
D
Suburbgrade score
20th of 21 Pittsburgh suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
43
Pittsburgh median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What New Castle is like to live in, by category
Bars show New Castle against Pittsburgh. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Within-state proficiency9th pct
Pittsburgh median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.1
Pittsburgh median 13.7
Graduation rate92%
Pittsburgh median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index69
Pittsburgh 100
Eff. tax rate1.77%
Pittsburgh 1.31%
Local sales tax6.34%
Pittsburgh median 6.34%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute22.3 min
Pittsburgh 25.8 min
Under 30 minutes70%
Pittsburgh 62%
Transit stops / sq mi2.2
Pittsburgh median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés20
Pittsburgh median 20 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Pittsburgh median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks23
Pittsburgh median 23 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 12/100
F
Median household income$42,219
Pittsburgh $75,762
Unemployment12%
Pittsburgh 5.0%
Professional occupations31%
Pittsburgh 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than New Castle on employment & income
New Castle's weakest grade is F.
Nothing within 25 miles beats New Castle on employment & income.
Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in New Castle
Is New Castle, PA a good place to live?
New Castle scores 43 out of 100, 20th of 21 Pittsburgh suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is New Castle expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $77,400, 64% below the Pittsburgh median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.77%. $741/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in New Castle?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving New Castle sit at the 9th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 15.1 student–teacher ratio. New Castle is served by New Castle Area SD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from New Castle?
The mean commute is 22.3 min, with 70% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 2.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in New Castle?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 20 restaurants and cafés and 23 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in New Castle old or new?
The median home in New Castle was built in 1944 — older than the Pittsburgh median of 1960. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.