CITY PROFILE
Pittsburgh, PA
“Cheap housing and friendly people, but your coat lives here year-round.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $231K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,527/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10.6°C · warmest 23.1°C · coolest -2.8°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 990 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #27 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy100
- Affordable to rent94
- Climate comfort50
- Big-city amenities42
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.