Pittsburgh among America’s safest and most affordable places to live in 2019
Pittsburgh named the No. 2 safest and most affordable in the nation.
The City of Pittsburgh captured from the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
January 25, 2019
PITTSBURGH — The Steel City has been named among the top 10 safest and most affordable cities in America.
According to Realtor.com, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is No. 2 on the list with a total crime rate of 18.44% and a median home list price of $170,000.
Coming in at number one is Grand Rapids, Michigan, with an average home price of $280,000 and crime rate of 18.38 percent.
The top 10 most affordable and safest cities to live in America:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Port St. Lucie, Florida
- El Paso, Texas
- Syracuse, New York
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
Many young professionals are buying and flipping the Pittsburgh community’s homes for less than $150,000.
The City of Pittsburgh and neighboring towns went through economic hardships after steel mills shut down. However, Pittsburgh has seemed to take a turn for the best in the past 15 years. Many well-known tech biggies like Google and Uber chose Pittsburgh as one of their corporate centers, bringing profitable promise to the city. Crime rate plummeted from 2000-2014 by 24.8 percent, according to the FBI’s most recent data.
The high ranking in safety comes in light of the worst anti-Semitic mass shooting in U.S. history. In October 2018, 11 people were killed and several more were injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. 46-year-old Robert Bowers allegedly opened fire on worshipers inside before surrendering to officers.
