Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Elizabeth’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and an A for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 19 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on hazard risk. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On walkability, just 48 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Elizabeth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Elizabeth beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 1,120 in 1850, a peak of 2,976 in 1940, 1,398 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Elizabeth is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elizabeth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
8 mi Theme parkKennywood
13 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
14 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
13 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth.
23% of Elizabeth adults smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Elizabeth. Elizabeth beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Elizabeth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Elizabeth | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 79.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.7% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elizabeth’s FEMA risk score is 89 of 100, against 30 of 100 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1978, 48 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Elizabeth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Elizabeth for work: only 6% work in town. Elizabeth’s median household income is $51,000. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (19%), Elizabeth Township (7%) and Jefferson Hills (5%).
| Elizabeth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elizabeth has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jacob's Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Elizabeth Riverfront Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Elizabeth is $758 a month.
| Elizabeth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $758 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
12 within 15 miles of the center of Elizabeth
About 5 of every 100 Elizabeth residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
6 notable people were born in Elizabeth.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Elizabeth is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the east bank of the Monongahela River, where Pennsylvania Route 51 crosses. The town is 15 miles (24 km) upstream (south) of Pittsburgh and close to the county line and has population was 1,398 at the 2020 census. The borough of Elizabeth is entirely contained within the 15037 USPS ZIP code. The local school district is the Elizabeth Forward School District. The borough is home to neighborhoods Walker Heights and Town Hill.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $108,000, 62% 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.
6 notable people were born here, including Charles R. Saunders and J. J. Hoover.
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