Allison ParkPA
This town of 22,045 people was settled in 1909.
Is Allison Park a good place to live?
62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Allison Park, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Allison Park’s concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Hampton Community Park, at 187 acres with 4.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Allison Park yet; the figures below are still real.
Acrisure Stadium and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allison Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
10 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
9 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
14 mi Theme parkKennywood
9 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
10 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
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Moving to Allison Park: who provides what
Allison Park is unincorporated, so Allegheny County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Allison Park.
Very low risk in Allison Park, with inland flooding at the top
Flood insurance has paid out on 131 claims here since 1978. Allison Park’s FEMA risk score stands at 4 of 100. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Allison Park has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 21°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Allison Park’s working residents commute to Pittsburgh
In Allison Park, the middle household income is $114,000. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of workers in Allison Park who work from home: 22%. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away.
| Allison Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Allison Park stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
Among adults in Allison Park, 20% binge drink. Against the Pennsylvania average, Allison Park comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1.
| Allison Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Allison Park | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Allison Park, 4.7% of the land is conserved
Trails run 16 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Allison Park: 5, covering 339 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hampton Community Park | 4.6 mi | 187 |
| 2. North Park | 2.2 mi | 128 |
| 3. Crouse Run Nature Reserve | 0.7 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Allison Park sells for about $411K
Homes sold in Allison Park spent a median 41 days on the market. The town’s typical rent comes in at $1,222 a month.
| Allison Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,222 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Allison Park
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of Allison Park
About 8 of every 100 Allison Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Allison Park
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
Allison Park is a census-designated place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh and is located within Hampton, McCandless, Shaler, Indiana and West Deer townships. It had a population of 21,864 at the 2020 census. The ZIP Code for Allison Park is 15101.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- ZIP code
- 15101
Allison Park’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Allison Park.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenshaw | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampton Township | #24 | A+ | C− | A | A+ | A |
| Shaler Township | #55 | A+ | C+ | A | A− | A− |
| Indiana Township | #31 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
Allison Park and Glenshaw aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Allison Park with a neighbor →
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Is Allison Park, PA a good place to live?
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