Pittsburgh, PA
US City in Pennsylvania, Northeast · ranked on 64 metrics
Pittsburgh, PA is a US city in Pennsylvania with a population of 308,597 (67th of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (92nd of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (99th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (217th of 434). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (331st of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (337th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (260th of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202478th of 46083
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202492nd of 43479
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202499th of 43477
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 112th of 46075
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024151st of 46067
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 181st of 43458
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024217th of 43450
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025201st of 39549
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025242nd of 39539
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025331st of 39516
- Poverty Rate (%)20.1%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024337th of 43422
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024349th of 46024
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025282nd of 39529
- Price Level (Goods)100.7Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 304th of 46033
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025260th of 39534
- Median Household Income$65,742Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024270th of 43438
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024266th of 43439
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Pittsburgh, PA?
- Pittsburgh, PA has a population of 308,597, 67th among 477 US cities.
- What does Pittsburgh, PA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Pittsburgh, PA ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (92nd of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (99th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (217th of 434).
- Where does Pittsburgh, PA rank worst?
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (331st of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (337th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (260th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Pittsburgh, PA?
- Rankodex ranks Pittsburgh, PA on 64 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
64 metrics with a value for this place, in 16 topics