CITY PROFILE
Pittsburgh, PA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Pittsburgh is one of the more affordable metros in our dataset, with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and moderate rainfall—expect real winters and summers but nothing extreme, and plan for fairly regular cloud cover and rain year-round. As a mid-size metro, you'll find it neither cramped nor sprawling, making it manageable for getting around without the density pressures of larger cities.
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 |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.72 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #27 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy92
- Affordable to rent75
- Climate comfort50
- Plenty of sunshine34
- Big-city amenities94
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.
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