Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Dormont earns an A+, ranked 110th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns, it reports less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, and few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. Only 42 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Dormont, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest park or preserve is Dormont Park, at 26 acres.
Where Dormont beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,115 in 1910, a peak of 13,405 in 1950, 8,244 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 6 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Dormont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dormont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
4 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
4 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
4 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
9 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 Dormont, 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 Dormont.
Dormont sends most of its workers to Pittsburgh and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dormont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Keystone Oaks SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormont El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 380 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
25% of Dormont adults have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Dormont. 8.1% of Dormont adults have diabetes.
| Dormont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dormont | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.1% | 11.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 23% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 63% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Dormont is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Dormont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Dormont has 1,194 jobs for its 4,490 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 26.3% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Dormont for work: only 3% work in town. 26% of workers work from home in Dormont. Jobs based in Dormont fell to 1,194 in 2023, 146 fewer than in 2013.
| Dormont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dormont has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Dormont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dormont Park | 0.1 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Dormont
About 6 of every 100 Dormont residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Dormont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Dormont is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,244 at the 2020 census. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Loosely translated, Dormont means "Mountain of Gold" in French.
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2 towns share a border with Dormont.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormont | #110 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Mount Lebanon | — | — | — | A− | A+ | — |
| Pittsburgh | #928 | C− | B− | D | C | B+ |
Mount Lebanon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dormont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Dormont grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #110 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $222,000, 23% 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 C+.
2 notable people were born here, including James Grove Fulton and Albert Goldman.
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