Living in Bethel Park, PA
Suburb in Pennsylvania
Bethel Park is a suburb in Pennsylvania, home to about 33,000 people, with 1.2 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Bethel Park a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Low natural disaster risk: 4 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $278k and rents for $1,660 a month
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 81°F
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 1.2 million people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Bethel Park: common questions
What is the cost of living in Bethel Park?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $278k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,660 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 95, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Bethel Park?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.75% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Bethel Park safe?
Bethel Park isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Bethel Park?
Public schools in Bethel Park test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 13 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Bethel Park?
Bethel Park has cold winters: winter days average around 39°F and summer days around 81°F, with roughly 32″ of snow a year.
Does Bethel Park get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.29 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Bethel Park?
The nearest major airport is PIT, about 16 mi away.
How Bethel Park scores
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