Pittsburgh

Best Pittsburgh suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Ascending the Duquesne Incline on Mount Washington.
Pittsburgh$206k median · 22.7 min commute
Employment DAmenities A+Commute B+
69
Score
overall 63 C+
2
Bethel Presbyterian Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. This is the current 1910 building of the church that traces its history back to 1776. Two prior buildin
Bethel Park$273k median · 26.5 min commute
Employment B−Amenities B+Commute C
64
Score
overall 73 B
3
Entrance to the Monroeville Mall, located outside Pittsburgh, PA.
Monroeville$210k median · 25.1 min commute
Employment C−Amenities BCommute C+
61
Score
overall 64 C+
4
Allison Park$347k median · 25.3 min commute
Employment B+Amenities C−Commute C+
60
Score
overall 71 B−
5
Whitehall$236k median · 29.1 min commute
Employment D+Amenities BCommute D
60
Score
overall 61 C
6
Downtown Greensburg, Pennsylvania as seen from the air
Greensburg$184k median · 24.9 min commute
Employment DAmenities CCommute C−
60
Score
overall 58 C
7
Picture of the Carnegie Library of Homestead, which is located at 510 East 10th Avenue in the Homestead Historic District in Munhall, Pennsylvania, on November
Munhall$132k median · 23.9 min commute
Employment FAmenities C+Commute C+
59
Score
overall 54 C−
8
Washington PA, viewed from a Hillside neighborhood in North Franklin Township.
Washington$128k median · 18.7 min commute
Employment FAmenities C+Commute B
58
Score
overall 51 D+
9
North Zion Lutheran Church (built 1859), Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Baldwin$208k median · 26.2 min commute
Employment C+Amenities DCommute C−
57
Score
overall 62 C
10
Carnot-Moon$264k median · 30.4 min commute
Employment C+Amenities CCommute D
55
Score
overall 64 C+
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Pittsburgh (Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0); Bethel Park (Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0); Monroeville (Avicennasis · CC BY-SA 3.0); Greensburg (David Fulmer · CC BY-SA 2.0); Munhall (Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0); Washington (WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0); Baldwin (Cbaile19 · CC0).