North BraddockPA
Is North Braddock a good place to live?
North Braddock gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $66K, less than a year of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 883rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its schools rank behind 86% of the state's, and the median household income is $35K, and 29% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in North Braddock, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 119 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on health. Charles M. Schwab House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
What makes North Braddock stand out
Where North Braddock beats most towns.
North Braddock has shrunk 15% since 2010
4,857 counted in 2010 and 4,320 in 2020; an estimated 4,107 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 4.9% since 2020, after 11.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How North Braddock grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Braddock 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 C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Acrisure Stadium and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Braddock. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
in town Theme parkKennywood
Big draw40 mi MuseumFallingwater
9 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
9 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
8 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, 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
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Moving to North Braddock: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Braddock, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Braddock.
North Braddock is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Pennsylvania rate.
0.1% of North Braddock is conserved land
2.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in North Braddock is 1.9 miles per square mile. Only 8 of the 1,002 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than North Braddock.
| North Braddock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brinton Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of North Braddock’s adults have diabetes
Against the 1,183 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Braddock’s, it is healthier than 76%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
15% of adults have diabetes in North Braddock. North Braddock beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in North Braddock.
| North Braddock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | North Braddock | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In North Braddock, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Jobs based here grew from 469 in 2013 to 1,026.
Only 2 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower median household income than North Braddock. North Braddock’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in North Braddock grew to 1,026 in 2023, 557 more than in 2013.
| North Braddock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in North Braddock
North Braddock 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Braddock faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in North Braddock
North Braddock's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Only 5 of the 307 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than North Braddock. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023.
| North Braddock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 1.8 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
North Braddock’s grade for cost of living is an A
At 0.9 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,268, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
47% of North Braddock households own their home.
| North Braddock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $695 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Braddock
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of North Braddock
About 2 of every 100 North Braddock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave North Braddock for work
Where North Braddock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from North Braddock
8 notable people were born in North Braddock.
About North Braddock
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
North Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River. The 2020 census had the borough population at 4,320. It is a suburb 11 miles (18 km) east of Pittsburgh. Organized from a part of Braddock Township in 1897, the borough prides itself in being the "Birthplace of Steel" as the home of Andrew Carnegie's Edgar Thomson Steel Works that opened in 1875.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1897
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,204 ft
North Braddock’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with North Braddock.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Wilkins Township (C) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Braddock | #883 | C | A | — | D | C− |
| North Versailles Township | #791 | C+ | B+ | B− | C− | C− |
| Braddock | — | — | A− | — | D | D− |
| Braddock Hills | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| East Pittsburgh | — | — | B+ | — | D | D |
| Forest Hills | #356 | A− | B− | B+ | D | A |
| Rankin | — | — | A+ | — | D | D− |
| Wilkins Township | #850 | C | B− | — | D | C+ |
Braddock, Braddock Hills, East Pittsburgh and Rankin have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Braddock, Braddock, Braddock Hills, East Pittsburgh, Rankin and Wilkins Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare North Braddock with a neighbor →
Questions about North Braddock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Braddock, PA a good place to live?
North Braddock grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #883 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is North Braddock, PA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $66,000, 77% below the Pennsylvania typical home. That is 0.9 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 A.
What is North Braddock, PA known for?
8 notable people were born here, including Clark Goff and Coley McDonough.