Living in Penn Hills, PA
Suburb in Pennsylvania
Penn Hills is a suburb in Pennsylvania, home to about 41,000 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 with yards.
Is Penn Hills a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $144k and rents for $1,660 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 4 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Mild summers: highs around 81°F
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
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Key facts
Living in Penn Hills: common questions
What is the cost of living in Penn Hills?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $144k, 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 Penn Hills?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.17% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Penn Hills safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.1× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Penn Hills?
Public schools in Penn Hills test well below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Penn Hills?
Penn Hills has cold winters: winter days average around 39°F and summer days around 81°F, with roughly 25″ of snow a year.
Does Penn Hills 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 0.28 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Penn Hills?
The nearest major airport is PIT, about 21 mi away.
How Penn Hills scores
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