Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Carnegie gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $222K, 2.9 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 406th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. 54% of households own their home in Carnegie, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Carnegie Park, at 29 acres.
Where Carnegie beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Carnegie is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,330 in 1900, a peak of 12,663 in 1940, 8,134 in 2020. The archive holds 36 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 6 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carnegie. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
5 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
5 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
6 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
12 mi Theme parkKennywood
5 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 Carnegie, 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 Carnegie.
Carnegie is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sees little violent crime.
The median rent in Carnegie is $890 a month. The typical Carnegie home is worth about $222,000, down 0.8% in a year, 23% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Carlynton SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 408 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 10,292 U.S. towns with household incomes like Carnegie’s, it is healthier than 85%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Carnegie beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Carnegie.
| Carnegie | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Carnegie | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Carnegie has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Carnegie for work: only 4% work in town. 22% of Carnegie workers work from home. Since 2013, Carnegie has added 244 jobs, to 3,241 in 2023.
| Carnegie | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Carnegie’s property crime rate is 13.1 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Carnegie sits closer to the middle.
| Carnegie | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Children under 18 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). Carnegie has lost 4.5% of its people since 2020, down to 7,777 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Carnegie | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Carnegie | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Carnegie | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 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. Carnegie Park | 0.2 mi | 29 |
| 2. Seventh Avenue Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. Sam Chioda Field | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 61 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Carnegie.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16 within 15 miles of the center of Carnegie
About 5 of every 100 Carnegie residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
16 notable people were born in Carnegie.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Carnegie () is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,134 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Carnegie.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie | #406 | B+ | B | B | C+ | B+ |
| Scott Township | #67 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ | A |
| Glendale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosslyn Farms | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Township | #292 | A− | C− | B− | A | A− |
Glendale and Rosslyn Farms aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Carnegie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Carnegie grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #406 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and C+ for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Carnegie sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
16 notable people were born here, including Mike Ditka and Robert Mikhail Moskal.
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