Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Aliquippa gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $206K, 2.7 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C− overall, 956th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its public schools trail 84% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 95% of U.S. towns. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Aliquippa, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 57 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns score lower on safety. Aliquippa has 2 places on the National Register.
Where Aliquippa beats most towns.
Jones, B. F., Memorial Library
Census counts: 620 in 1900, a peak of 27,116 in 1930, 9,238 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Aliquippa is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 11%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aliquippa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
18 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
18 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
18 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aliquippa, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Aliquippa.
Aliquippa is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Pennsylvania rate.
Against the 5,856 U.S. towns with household incomes like Aliquippa’s, it is less healthy than 73%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its D, from Ambridge (C) to Baden (B).
44% of adults have obesity in Aliquippa. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Aliquippa. 15% of adults have diabetes in Aliquippa.
| Aliquippa | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Aliquippa | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.6% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C−, Hopewell Township highest at B+.
Its public schools are run by Aliquippa SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Aliquippa JSHS, with 493 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliquippa El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 480 | D− |
| Aliquippa JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 493 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Violent crime runs at 5.1 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Pennsylvania rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its C−. At 33.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 90% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
The violent crime rate in Aliquippa is 5.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Aliquippa | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Aliquippa for work: only 9% work in town. Aliquippa’s median household income is $50,000. Since 2013, Aliquippa has added 160 jobs, to 1,989 in 2023.
| Aliquippa | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Aliquippa.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.7 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $206K) costs less against local pay than in 76% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
58% of Aliquippa households own their home. Typical home values rose 4.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Aliquippa | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $821 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Aliquippa | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Louis 'Lefty' Cepull Memorial Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Aliquippa has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7 within 15 miles of the center of Aliquippa
About 4 of every 100 Aliquippa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Aliquippa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Aliquippa on the National Register of Historic Places.
41 notable people were born in Aliquippa.
City in Pennsylvania, US
Aliquippa is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,238 at the 2020 census. It is located along the Ohio River, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Formerly the location of a large Native American trading center, Aliquippa grew to become a center for steel manufacturing by the early 20th century, similar to other towns in the area. With the closure of most large employers by the 1980s, Aliquippa has since become an economically distressed community.
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4 towns share a border with Aliquippa.
Hopewell Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Aliquippa’s C−) and lower for cost of living (B− to A−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliquippa | #956 | C− | A− | C− | C− | D |
| Hopewell Township | #513 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Ambridge | #959 | C− | B+ | D | C | C |
| Harmony Township | #328 | A− | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Baden | #302 | A− | A | — | C | B |
Hopewell Township and Baden report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Aliquippa with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Aliquippa grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #956 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health, C− for safety and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
41 notable people were born here, including Pete Maravich and Joe Letteri.
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