Pittsburgh

Most affordable Pittsburgh suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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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
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
75
Affordability
overall 54 C−
2
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
New Kensington$142k median · 25.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
73
Affordability
overall 48 D+
3
Lock and Dam Number 4 on the Allegheny River, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lock and Dam 4 was built from 1920-27, and opened in 1927.
Lower Burrell$199k median · 26.4 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing CEmployment C
72
Affordability
overall 56 C−
4
The Butler skyline seen from the southside of the city.
Butler$108k median · 22.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
71
Affordability
overall 49 D+
5
Entrance to Kennywood, at West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States (near Pittsburgh).
West Mifflin$152k median · 26.1 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing DEmployment D−
71
Affordability
overall 50 D+
6
Zambelli Plaza at night with the fireworks lit up.
New Castle$77k median · 22.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
71
Affordability
overall 43 D
7
Downtown Greensburg, Pennsylvania as seen from the air
Greensburg$184k median · 24.9 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment D
70
Affordability
overall 58 C
8
Washington PA, viewed from a Hillside neighborhood in North Franklin Township.
Washington$128k median · 18.7 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
68
Affordability
overall 51 D+
9
McKeesport, PA
McKeesport$73k median · 26.9 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
67
Affordability
overall 39 D−
10
North Zion Lutheran Church (built 1859), Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Baldwin$208k median · 26.2 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing C−Employment C+
66
Affordability
overall 62 C
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Munhall (Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0); New Kensington (Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0); Lower Burrell (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain); Butler (Mvincec. Original uploader was Mvincec at en.wikipedia · Public domain); West Mifflin (Ski2007 of English Wikipedia · Public domain); New Castle (Original uploader was Jgera5 at en.wikipedia · Public domain); Greensburg (David Fulmer · CC BY-SA 2.0); Washington (WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0); McKeesport (Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0); Baldwin (Cbaile19 · CC0).