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22,045people live here $113,822median household income▲ 41% above US $1,222median rent per month▼ 14% below US $346,900median home valueNear US average

Allison Park is an unincorporated community in Allegheny County, PA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Allison Park

Allison Park is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania with rent below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Allison Park deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a population that has been shrinking, and cold winters.

The good

Rent below the national average
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
Cold winters

How Allison Park compares

Median household income

Allison Park$113,822

Pennsylvania avg$77,971

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Allison Park$1,222

Pennsylvania avg$1,209

US$1,413

Median home value

Allison Park$346,900

Pennsylvania avg$254,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Allison Park

Based on Allison Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,444

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,880 a year
38% of Allison Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$69,380

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $34,690
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 14% below US

$1,222/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,222 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $346,900. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $346,900 · 38% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Allegheny County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Allegheny County (county-wide)

Safety

11 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Allison Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hampton Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 303/100k · Policed by Hampton Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 22% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Work from home

22%

Carpool

5.8%

Other

2.0%

Public transit

1.3%

Walk

1.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 22°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 4.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 72% above US

62% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Friendship Hill National Historic Site (54 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Allison Park's strongest points are rent below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a population that has been shrinking. A year of median rent ($1,222/mo) equals 13% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, remote workers (22% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.

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