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Good marks almost everywhere you look. Its standout strength is safety (A): it reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns. With an A+ overall, Castle Shannon is better than 98% of U.S. towns and ranks 45th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It also does well on walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $190K, 2.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 14% of residents are under 18 in the town, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Nearly three in five households own their home here, below both the Pennsylvania town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Castle Shannon beats most towns.
Where Castle Shannon’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 Castle Shannon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 306 in 1880, a peak of 12,036 in 1970, 8,249 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1966 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Castle Shannon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
5 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
6 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
8 mi Theme parkKennywood
5 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
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 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 Castle Shannon, 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 Castle Shannon.
Castle Shannon is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Castle Shannon’s violent crime rate comes in at 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Castle Shannon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The public schools here belong to Keystone Oaks SD. Its one school is below. Castle Shannon’s only public school teaches 312 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Ave SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 312 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Households in Castle Shannon have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004. On expected storm and flood damage, Castle Shannon sits below nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. 30 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1978. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 72% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Castle Shannon for work: only 4% work in town. Employers in Castle Shannon shed 451 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,380. Also worth knowing: the median household income for Castle Shannon comes to $64,000. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (33%), Bethel Park (4%) and Scott Township (3%).
| Castle Shannon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,742 U.S. towns with household incomes like Castle Shannon’s, it is healthier than 93%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Castle Shannon, 20% binge drink. 30% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 31% have obesity.
| Castle Shannon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Castle Shannon | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 29.8% | 32.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Castle Shannon, 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly a third of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). This Pennsylvania town is shrinking: down 2.9% since 2020, to 8,006 residents (2025 estimate).
| Castle Shannon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.2 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Castle Shannon | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Castle Shannon’s peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails run 0.7 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Castle Shannon: 5, covering 19 acres.
| Castle Shannon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 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. Hamilton Park | — | 9 |
| 2. O'Brien Field | — | 5 |
| 3. Municipal Center | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
For households in Castle Shannon, the share who own their home is 59%. On the market in the town: a median 37 days to sell. Bidding over the asking price: 55% of homes sold in the town.
| Castle Shannon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,126 a month | $1,114 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 Castle Shannon
About 5 of every 100 Castle Shannon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Castle Shannon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,249 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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5 towns share a border with Castle Shannon.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Shannon | #45 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | B+ |
| Mount Lebanon | — | — | — | A− | A+ | — |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Whitehall | #94 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | B+ |
| Bethel Park | #11 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Pittsburgh | #928 | C− | B− | D | C | B+ |
Baldwin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Baldwin Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Mount Lebanon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Castle Shannon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Castle Shannon grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #45 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and B+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $190,000, 34% 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−.
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