Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bellevue is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 459th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $69K. A typical home there costs about $213K, 2.8 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Bellevue is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 95% of U.S. towns. Bellevue has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Bellevue beats most towns.
Where Bellevue’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Bellevue is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 384 in 1870, a peak of 11,604 in 1950, 8,311 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellevue. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
4 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
4 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
5 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
13 mi Theme parkKennywood
4 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 Bellevue, 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 Bellevue.
Bellevue has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and is mostly renters, but it has seen reported crime rise by about half.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
26% of Bellevue adults have high blood pressure, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (35%). 8.3% of adults have diabetes in Bellevue. Bellevue beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Bellevue | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bellevue | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.7% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Northgate SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Northgate MSHS, with 476 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 348 | C+ |
| Northgate MSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 476 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Bellevue for work: only 3% work in town. 22% of Bellevue workers work from home, against 12% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (39%), Ross Township (4%) and McCandless Township (2%).
| Bellevue | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bellevue has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bellevue since 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Bellevue | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayne Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes rose from 82 to 142 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Bellevue is 16.2 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Bellevue sits closer to the middle.
| Bellevue | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
45% of Bellevue households own their home.
| Bellevue | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $973 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Bellevue
About 3 of every 100 Bellevue residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
8 notable people were born in Bellevue.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Bellevue is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,311 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough was incorporated in 1867. There is a public park and library, the Andrew Bayne Memorial Library.
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4 towns share a border with Bellevue.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | #459 | B+ | B− | B− | B− | A− |
| Ross Township | #285 | A− | C | C | A | A |
| Pittsburgh | #928 | C− | B− | D | C | B+ |
| Avalon | #360 | A− | B− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Stowe Township | #978 | C− | B+ | C− | D | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bellevue grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #459 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and B− for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Bellevue sits nearer the middle.
The typical home is worth about $213,000, 26% below 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 B−.
8 notable people were born here, including Philip Childs Keenan and Thomas McKee Bayne.
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