Beaver Street houses and church, 2015
Glen Osborne’s story
143 years in pictures
Census counts: 221 in 1890, 590 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
- 1883Glen Osborne is settled
Glen OsbornePA
A town of 558, settled in 1883.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
558
2025 Census estimate · −4.9% since 2020
Median home value
$582K
Census ACS
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
41.1
years
Jobs based here
144
A commuter town
Is Glen Osborne a good place to live?
Glen Osborne has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
558 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
HaysvilleAleppo TownshipSewickleyMoon TownshipGlen Osborne
Nearby attractions
All 75 attractions →Acrisure Stadium and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glen Osborne. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
10 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
10 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
11 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
19 mi Theme parkKennywood
10 mi LandmarkFort PittSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Acrisure 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
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Glen Osborne: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glen Osborne, and how to reach them.
PowerDuquesne Light23.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSewickley Boro Water Auth1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offEdgeworth Borough Recycling Center, 2 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereAllegheny County Board of ElectionsAllegheny County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1514315143 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Glen Osborne.
Schools
The schools Glen Osborne’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to Quaker Valley SD. Its one school is below. 397 students attend Glen Osborne’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 397 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Most of Glen Osborne’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
In Glen Osborne, the mean commuting time is 20 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For most workers, Glen Osborne is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The town’s middle household income is $136,000. Also worth knowing: it had 144 jobs in 2023, down 123 from 2013.
1%work in town
| Glen Osborne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Glen Osborne1%
Pittsburgh24%
Sewickley4%
Aleppo Township4%
Moon Township3%
11 mi
median commute distance
144
jobs based in Glen Osborne
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Glen Osborne
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 44 inches a winter.
44″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–40°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–82°
Fall44–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Glen Osborne is
Glen Osborne: 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, below both the Pennsylvania town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). In Glen Osborne, 18% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults in the town, 20% binge drink and 28% have high blood pressure.
| Glen Osborne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
14 better12 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Glen Osborne | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.4% | 15.8% |
Heritage Valley Sewickley
1.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Glen Osborne: inland flooding
Glen Osborne’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 52 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 18 claims in the town since 1996. 88% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 6%.
52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
18
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
$727Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Glen Osborne
18pages on Glen Osborne
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Glen Osborne
Robert Morris UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Moon Township2.4 mi$35,970 tuitionCommunity College of Allegheny CountyCommunity college · Public · Pittsburgh9.5 mi$4,842 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverUniversity or college · Public · Monaca12.3 mi$14,408 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Glen Osborne residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Glen Osborne for work
Where Glen Osborne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
144jobs based in Glen Osborne
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Glen Osborne
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Glen Osborne is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 590 at the 2020 census. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1883
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
Questions about Glen Osborne
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glen Osborne, PA a good place to live?
Glen Osborne has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.