Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,576, settled in 1889. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Trash day: look up yoursFor most people who can afford it, yes. Oakmont grades A overall, 174th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Its public schools beat 94% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $338K for a typical one and 4.5 times the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 59% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Oakmont, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Oakmont is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. Oakmont has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Thomas Memorial Church.
Where Oakmont beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Oakmont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,678 in 1890, 6,758 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
9 mi Theme parkKennywood
11 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
10 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
11 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakmont, 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 Oakmont.
Oakmont trades workers with Pittsburgh and other neighbors and pairs an A for schools with high home prices, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
2.5 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Oakmont’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Dark Hollow Woods Park, 22 acres with 1.1 miles of trail.
| Oakmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dark Hollow Woods Park | 1.1 mi | 22 |
| 2. Riverside Park | 0.4 mi | 13 |
| 3. Creekside Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $338K.
Its public schools are run by Riverview SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Riverview JSHS, with 441 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenth Street El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 393 | A− |
| Riverview JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 441 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
31% of Oakmont adults sleep under 7 hours. Oakmont beats the Pennsylvania average on 16 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 11% of Oakmont adults smoke cigarettes.
| Oakmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oakmont | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Oakmont sits closer to the middle.
| Oakmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Oakmont has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $464 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Oakmont is 66 of 100. Since 1978, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oakmont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $5,244, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
56% of households own their home in Oakmont. The typical Oakmont home is worth about $338,000, down 0.8% in a year, 18% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Oakmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,190 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Oakmont has about as many jobs (3,356) as working residents, but only 294 people both live and work here. 24.5% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Oakmont for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Oakmont has added 500 jobs, to 3,356 in 2023. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (34%), O'Hara Township (5%) and Monroeville (4%).
| Oakmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15 within 15 miles of the center of Oakmont
About 3 of every 100 Oakmont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Oakmont on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Oakmont.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Oakmont is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 6,758 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough is best known for the nearby Oakmont Country Club, a premier golf course that has been the site of numerous U.S. Open golf tournaments.
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5 towns share a border with Oakmont.
Harmar Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Oakmont’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakmont | #174 | A | C− | B+ | A | A |
| Plum | #19 | A+ | B− | — | A | A |
| Penn Hills | — | — | — | — | C− | — |
| Verona | — | — | B+ | C− | A | C− |
| Harmar Township | #520 | B | B | C | C+ | A |
| O'Hara Township | #60 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A |
Verona has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Plum and Penn Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Penn Hills isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oakmont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Oakmont grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #174 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Oakmont sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Edwin Foresman Schoch and Paula Bauersmith.
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