The Pittsburgh metro has 2.4M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $76K, median home value of $215K, median age of 43, and a 38% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 1.5M of those 2.4M residents. The northern suburbs around Fox Chapel and Franklin Park lead on home values, incomes, and education, while the Monongahela Valley mill towns south of the city and the New Castle area to the northwest sit at the bottom.
Median home value
The highest values sit in the northern suburbs. The area north of Fox Chapel — the wealthiest suburb in Pennsylvania, six miles northeast of downtown — tops the metro at $570K, with a North Pittsburgh cluster at $467K, the area south of Zelienople at $444K, north of Economy at $392K, and east of Franklin Park at $373K. At the bottom, the lowest values run through the Monongahela Valley south of the city and the northwest: the area north of Glassport at $78K, west of New Castle at $79K, south of Monessen at $83K, east of Donora at $93K, and north of Vandergrift at $98K. The ≥$350K tier traces the northern suburbs; the under-$100K tier covers the Mon Valley towns and New Castle.
Median household income
The area north of Fox Chapel tops the metro at $162K, followed by the area east of Franklin Park at $128K, north of Allison Park at $126K, west of Bethel Park municipality to the south at $124K, and west of Thompsonville at $123K. The lowest incomes are in the Mon Valley and the northwest: the area west of New Castle at $43K, south of Oliver at $46K, east of Jefferson Hills and west of White Oak both at $47K, and east of Donora also at $47K. The ≥$120K tier follows the northern suburbs and a few southern pockets around Bethel Park; the under-$50K tier sits on the river towns.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods are the outer suburbs and the river towns. The area south of Homeacre-Lyndora near Butler and the area south of Aliquippa both top the metro at 49, with east of Donora also at 49, west of Springdale at 48, and west of Thompsonville at 48. The youngest neighborhoods sit in the city core: a North Pittsburgh cluster at 27, a second North Pittsburgh cluster at 30, the area north of West Mifflin at 35, a Pittsburgh cluster at 36, and another North Pittsburgh cluster at 37. Most of the metro sits in the 42–48 range.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education peaks in the city core and the northern suburbs. A North Pittsburgh cluster leads at 76%, with the area north of Fox Chapel at 71%, east of Franklin Park at 67%, south of Zelienople at 64%, and north of Economy at 63%. The lowest shares are in the Mon Valley and the northwest: the area west of New Castle and west of White Oak both at 17%, east of Donora at 16%, north of Vandergrift at 15%, and north of Glassport at 13%. The ≥60% tier follows the city core and the northern suburbs; the under-20% tier covers the river towns.
Where the metrics overlap
The area north of Fox Chapel sits at the top of home value and income at once, with the northern suburbs around Franklin Park and Allison Park repeating the pattern on income and education. The young, highly educated city core forms its own corner — a North Pittsburgh cluster posts the metro's highest bachelor's share at 76% alongside one of its youngest median ages. The opposite corner is the Monongahela Valley: the area east of Donora pairs a $93K home value, a $47K income, and a 16% bachelor's share with one of the oldest median ages at 49, the residue of the steel-mill closures that swept the valley in the 1980s and 1990s .
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $215K, median household income is $76K, median age is 43, and the bachelor's-degree share is 38%.
- The area north of Fox Chapel tops home value at $570K and income at $162K.
- A North Pittsburgh cluster tops education at 76% and is among the youngest at a median age of 30.
- The lowest home value is $78K north of Glassport in the Monongahela Valley.
- The lowest incomes fall to $43K west of New Castle, and the lowest bachelor's share to 13% north of Glassport.
- The oldest neighborhoods reach a median age of 49 in the outer suburbs and river towns; the youngest fall to 27 in the city core.