Well, I'm going to be moving into the great city of Pittsburgh very soon (June/July), and I need some advice from everyone who lives down there:



I was looking at renting a place, but all of the places I see that are worth renting are $800-1000/month (Crawford Square, etc.). Plus, there's all of the strict rules and the likelihood that I'll get an @!#$ neighbor. So, I was thinking - why not buy a house? I mean, there are property taxes and insurance and whatnot, but after it's all said and done the total price would still have to be less than rent. My question then, is this: what parts of town are good for living, and which ones should I stay away from? I know about Wilkinsburg and Homewood and such, but are there other communities I should steer clear of? I have to stay somewhat near Oakland because of school (10 minute drive at most), so I was thinking Mt. Oliver, Mt. Washington, somewhere in that area. So, if anyone could give me some advice, it would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks all

stay away from walnut mostly at night, down town isn't that bad,elizabeth is a nice place to live in its about 10mins from pittsburgh,same with homestead and glassport *where i live* its not the bad and its kinda cheap.

stay away from my area (East liberty)

But highland park is nice, sq. hill, maybe edgewood?

ive only lived here since october, but so far, west mifflin and pleasant hills seem very nice areas.......ive heard glassport and mckeesport can get a little rough. one thing......learn to like the steelers, or at least learn to not talk bad about them


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stay away from mt. oliver if possible. i lived there in allentown, and its not nice. we had 2 murders in the house next to us in the same night, but 2 seperate incidents.

although you can get away with anything there, lol

Glassport - definitely not. my buddy's sister used to own a car lot in Glassport, and i could tell you some stories that you probably wouldn't believe.


I've been finding most of the nice houses that are reasonably priced are in Mt. Oliver, so I'm going to ask why I should stay away.

I would stay away from mt oliver....I know an Org member who I work with and lives in Mt oliver...im sure he will tell you the same as to stay away from Mt. Oliver.

OK, I will steer clear... here's some places where I found houses that are pretty nice. Tell me what you think:

Brookline, Summer Hill, Hazelwood, Sheraden




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Eazy Ent. ( 716 ) wrote:stay away from mt. oliver if possible. i lived there in allentown, and its not nice. we had 2 murders in the house next to us in the same night, but 2 seperate incidents.

although you can get away with anything there, lol

well the fact of murders and gun shots on a daily basis is enough for me to wanna stay away. what more reason do you need??

brookline isn't that bad i think. I know I looked at a few houses there. Really what area of town do you need quick access to? Like if you are going to school @ Pitt id recommend sq hill, shadyside, Bloomfield. If you need just access to downtown then brookline shouldn't be that bad.

brookline is decent. mostly college kids or old folks. (or at least it was when i lived there)

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I would stay away from mt oliver....I know an Org member who I work with and lives in Mt oliver...im sure he will tell you the same as to stay away from Mt. Oliver. .

Lets put it this way, Acidburn lives in East Lib and is afraid to come to my house! Hahaha.
No seriously stay away from Mt. Oliver, Carrick, Mt Washington (could get expensive), East Lib, Parts of Lawerenceville toward homewood, Hill District

Suggestions:
Uptown seems to be turning around ( up behind the Mellon areana), South Side (if you can get cheap), Shadyside, Highland Park, Sqr Hill, Brookline, Dormont, Even the north hills is pretty close if you are taking the bus NOT THE NORTH SIDE, stay away from the mexican war streets.

That should get you started.

^^^hellz ya, lawrenceville is pretty ghetto, near st francis.

ya, i lived in the dorms in allegheny circle, right near mexican war street. it was mad nasty there. we used to walk to the beer distributor right there, and theres some ill $hit goin on around there, lol

dormont and southside are my 2 personal favorites.

cool, thanks for all of the advice and everything.


i did find a real nice house in the north side (here), but that's not a good area of town?


the only thing i'm worried about is if i do buy a house, it's going to need fixed-up a little, and Allegheny Co. has those rediculous regulations when it comes to doing pretty much anything to a house.

I lived in White hall and thats a nice place and Dormont and south park, I walked around there alot before I had a car.

i have prob lived in glassport now for 4-5 years nothing has gone wrongh its not bad but mckeesport is another story

North hills isn't bad either. Don't do hazelwood, that's no good. Forrest hills is good. I live in North Braddock, it's somewhat ok. East pittsburgh is right below us, and Braddock right over the hill. Housing is cheap. Southside is tough to find parking. Check out Mt. Washington, there's some nicer living there too. Same with White Oak. All these places have busses to go in and around the city.

i have some friends living in south side and they all says its decent..

Plum and Penn Hills as well

i have a friend who lived in mt. oliver...he said that place is just horrible. some of the same stories as posted above. my uncle lives in lawrenceville...thats ok during the day but at night its not a great place to be. mt. washington is ok, i have a friend that lives up there. troy hill is decent, but i wouldnt recommend it. millvale is ok, same with etna and sharpsburg...they are all on the outskirts of town. i dont even live in the city myself...i commute every day from allison park.


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if you're a fan of night life and bars, southside is where its at college kids everywhere, lol

soooo, what's wrong with the north side?



going down this weekend to scope out some possible hizzouses... we'll see what happens. thanks again for all the help.

^^^ghetto. when yo go, just ask a local about how to get to "mexican war street".

when you see the look on their face, you will understand whats wrong with northside

nuff said, lol

Im heading for Pittsburgh Friday to see my family.. And I like the South side on Carson Street thats the S#*@ down there lots of Bars and good food.

As an FYI,

Inside the Pittsburgh city limits its ok to visit, but I would look outside for a place to live. The costs for what you get are rediculous and politics in the city limits are even worse. Try looking in areas like , Penn Hills, Verona, Oakmont, Churchhill, Blonox, Aspinwall, Shaler, Turtle Creek, Wilmerding, Monroeville, North Versalles, Forrest Hills, Edgewood, Swissvale.

Those are atleast on the east side of the city outside limits with access to the 376 and 28 to enter town.

And of course in those areas they have their good and bad, but you can get a lot better bang for your buck and still be within 10 miles of the city.