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The best of Bell Acres’ subject grades are an A+ for health, incomes, and schools; the weakest is a C for cost of living. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bell Acres, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 25 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on health. 25% of the land in Bell Acres is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 3 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Bell Acres Nature Park, at 240 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Bell Acres has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bell Acres beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Bell Acres | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 14.5% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Bell Acres is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,264 in 1970, 1,505 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bell Acres. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
13 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
13 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
22 mi Theme parkKennywood
13 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 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 Bell Acres, 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 Bell Acres.
12% of Bell Acres adults report frequent mental distress. Bell Acres beats the Pennsylvania average on 16 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 10% of Bell Acres adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bell Acres | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bell Acres | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Bell Acres is $166,000. Since 2013, Bell Acres has lost 189 jobs, to 96 in 2023. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in Bell Acres.
| Bell Acres | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.7 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Bell Acres’ trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bell Acres Nature Park | 1.5 mi | 240 |
| 2. Devils Hollow Conservation Area | 1.2 mi | 100 |
| 3. Sewickley Heights Borough Park | 0.9 mi | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bell Acres 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
Bell Acres's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Bell Acres | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bell Acres.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Bell Acres
About 2 of every 100 Bell Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Bell Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Bell Acres is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 1,505 according to the 2020 census.
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The typical home is worth about $438,000, 52% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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