Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Braddock Hills’ subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for schools. Braddock Hills’ median household income is $40,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Braddock Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Braddock Hills beats most towns.
Where Braddock Hills’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 Braddock Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,847 in 1940, a peak of 2,556 in 1980, 1,730 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Braddock Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
2 mi Theme parkKennywood
8 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
8 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
7 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
3 mi GardenFrick ParkAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Frick Park: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Braddock Hills, 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 Braddock Hills.
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Propel CS-Braddock Hills, with 673 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propel CS-Braddock HillsLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 673 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Braddock Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Braddock Hills for work: only 2% work in town. 14% of Braddock Hills residents live below the poverty line, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Braddock Hills has lost 1,045 jobs, to 425 in 2023.
| Braddock Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15% of Braddock Hills adults have diabetes. Braddock Hills beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 41% of Braddock Hills adults have high blood pressure.
| Braddock Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Braddock Hills | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.7% | 18.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.2% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Braddock Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Braddock Hills's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Braddock Hills’ property crime rate is 4.3 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Braddock Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Braddock Hills’ conserved land covers 0.4% of the town. 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Braddock Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Braddock Hills Walking Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
52% of households own their home in Braddock Hills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Braddock Hills
About 6 of every 100 Braddock Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Braddock Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,730 at the 2020 census. Braddock Hills is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of downtown Pittsburgh and is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Braddock Hills.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock Hills | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| Forest Hills | #356 | A− | B− | B+ | D | A |
| Swissvale | #847 | C | B− | — | D | B− |
| Edgewood | #711 | B− | C− | C | D | A+ |
| North Braddock | #883 | C | A | — | D | C− |
| Wilkinsburg | #1003 | D | B− | D | C− | C− |
Braddock Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Braddock Hills, Swissvale and North Braddock report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Braddock Hills with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $130,000, 55% 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 A−.
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