Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, settled in 1935, counts 827 residents.
71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sewickley Heights, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 6 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher middle household income than Sewickley Heights. Sewickley Heights’ trail density is 4.0 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Wilpen Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sewickley Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 773 in 1910, 857 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sewickley Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
11 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
11 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
19 mi Theme parkKennywood
11 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sewickley Heights, 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 Sewickley Heights.
Across 8 parks and preserves: 29 miles of trail. Sewickley Valley Conservation Area, at 592 acres with 3.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Sewickley Heights: 8, covering 1,269 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sewickley Heights Borough Park | 13.9 mi | 501 |
| 2. Audubon Greenway Conservation Area 1 & 2 | 4.5 mi | 95 |
| 3. Sewickley Valley Conservation Area | 3.5 mi | 592 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Sewickley Heights for work: only 5% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 101, to 250. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (24%), Sewickley (6%) and Findlay Township (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Sewickley Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 87% of Sewickley Heights’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Sewickley Heights is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The share of adults in Sewickley Heights who have diabetes: 10%. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Sewickley Heights. Of 26 CDC measures, Sewickley Heights beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 and trails it on 1.
| Sewickley Heights | 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% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sewickley Heights | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For households in Sewickley Heights, the share who live in a home they own is 89%. Sewickley Heights’ median rent stands at $1,563 a month.
| Sewickley Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,563 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16 within 15 miles of the center of Sewickley Heights
About 3 of every 100 Sewickley Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Sewickley Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Sewickley Heights is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 857 at the 2020 census. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Sewickley Heights is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Pennsylvania and in the United States.
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Sewickley Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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