Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,997, settled in 1888.
Edgewood's standout: few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Overall it grades B−, 711th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. It is healthier than 98% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $103K. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 86% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. 75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Edgewood, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. On hazard risk, just 169 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. Edgewood's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Edgewood beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Edgewood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 14.5% |
Where Edgewood’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 Edgewood is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 14%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 218 in 1880, a peak of 5,292 in 1950, 3,145 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edgewood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
3 mi Theme parkKennywood
7 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
7 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
6 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
in town 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 Edgewood, 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 Edgewood.
Edgewood has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it has seen reported crime rise by a third or more and has property taxes about twice the Pennsylvania norm.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 5.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Its A+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Swissvale (B−) comes closest.
9.3% of adults report frequent physical distress in Edgewood. Only 9 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Edgewood. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Edgewood.
| Edgewood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Edgewood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.3% | 7.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.8% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Woodland Hills SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood El STEAM AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 516 | C− |
| Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 150 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes rose from 76 to 99 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. At 31.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 89% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
Edgewood’s property crime rate is 22.4 per 1,000 residents. Edgewood reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less. Edgewood’s violent crime rate is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Edgewood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 22.4 per 1,000 residents | 6.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 488 in 2013 to 810. 32.8% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
33% of Edgewood workers work from home. Since 2013, Edgewood has added 322 jobs, to 810 in 2023. Most working residents leave Edgewood for work: only 3% work in town.
| Edgewood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 33% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Edgewood 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
0.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Edgewood is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Edgewood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dickson Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Koenig Field | — | 4 |
| 3. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $6,472, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $320,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Edgewood
About 4 of every 100 Edgewood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Edgewood is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,145 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Edgewood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | #711 | B− | C− | C | D | A+ |
| Swissvale | #847 | C | B− | — | D | B− |
| Wilkinsburg | #1003 | D | B− | D | C− | C− |
| Braddock Hills | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
Braddock Hills has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Swissvale and Braddock Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Edgewood with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Edgewood grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #711 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, C for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($75,762 across the Pittsburgh, PA metro area). 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 Frank Webb and William S. McEllroy.
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