Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Monroeville's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, 636th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country and it has 19 miles of trail. Only 47 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. Monroeville’s property crime rate is 22.3 per 1,000 residents, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and U.S. towns (9.9). Monroeville is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Monroeville beats most towns.
Where Monroeville’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 Monroeville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 22,446 in 1960, 28,640 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroeville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
6 mi Theme parkKennywood
13 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
13 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
12 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 Monroeville, 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 Monroeville.
Monroeville draws workers from Pittsburgh and beyond, but it reports more crime than Trafford and its other graded neighbors.
21,713 jobs are based in Monroeville, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 24.9% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Monroeville for work: only 16% work in town. 25% of workers work from home in Monroeville. Since 2013, Monroeville has lost 1,433 jobs, to 21,713 in 2023.
| Monroeville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Gateway SD. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,017 | C+ |
| Gateway SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,152 | A |
| University Park El SchTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 328 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Monroeville’s FEMA risk score is 1 of 100. Since 1979, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Monroeville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19 miles of trail in 20 parks and preserves. The trail density in Monroeville is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Monroeville Community Park, 194 acres with 1 miles of trail.
| Monroeville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | 2.6 mi | 128 |
| 2. Boyce Park | 1.4 mi | 110 |
| 3. Alpine Park | 1.3 mi | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
14% of Monroeville adults report frequent mental distress. Monroeville beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Monroeville adults have obesity.
| Monroeville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Monroeville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 13.3% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Trafford (B+) to Penn Township (A+). At 29 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 87% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Monroeville has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Monroeville home is worth about $230,000, up 1.6% in a year, 20% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Monroeville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,175 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
14 within 15 miles of the center of Monroeville
About 5 of every 100 Monroeville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
9 notable people were born in Monroeville.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Monroeville is a home-rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb with mixed residential and commercial developments located about 10 miles (16 km) east of Pittsburgh. The population was 28,640 at the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Monroeville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroeville | #636 | B | C+ | C | B− | A− |
| Murrysville | #41 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Plum | #19 | A+ | B− | — | A | A |
| Penn Hills | — | — | — | — | C− | — |
| Trafford | #68 | A+ | B | B+ | A+ | B |
| Level Green | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | #44 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Wilkins Township | #850 | C | B− | — | D | C+ |
Plum, Penn Hills and Wilkins Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Penn Hills and Level Green aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Monroeville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Monroeville grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #636 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, C for safety and B− for schools.
That is 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+.
9 notable people were born here, including Melvin Nash and Ken Macha.
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