"America's Most Livable City"1


Pittsburgh is a great place to build your career and raise a family! It is an affordable, exciting city with cutting-edge hospitals and research centers and many outstanding technology-driven organizations. It is home to a vibrant cultural center and nationally and internationally recognized schools and universities, including Carnegie Mellon University and the Software Engineering Institute.  

ECONOMY

• Pittsburgh has experienced positive job growth for the last decade2 despite national economic instability
  
  
• Premier corporations make their home in Pittsburgh including US Steel, Fed Ex Ground, PNC Bank, Federated Investors and Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, to name a few
  
  
• From start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, businesses here come in every size
  
  
• New companies are forming every day, as rapid advances in technology fuel the new economy
  
  
• Pittsburgh is devoted to attracting and keeping businesses here and has worked hard to develop the incentives, attractions and workforce needed to do so3

Cost Of Living

Pittsburgh is a thriving city that, on average, beats similar metropolitan areas in regard to cost of living. It is, in fact, 30% below the national average of cost of living.  Compared to that of other cities:

• Pittsburgh’s costs are 44.7% lower than New York City
  
  
• Pittsburgh’s costs are 31.3% lower than many California cities
  
  
• Pittsburgh’s costs are 15.2% lower than the Philadelphia area

To calculate the cost of living difference between your city and Pittsburgh, visit www.salary.com/costoflivingwizard.


Facts

• According to the U.S. News and World Report the Pittsburgh Housing Market has been noted as one of the Top 5 best in the United States4
  
  
• Pittsburgh is also noted nationally for its low crime rate compared to other cities of its size5

Art, Culture, Family Fun, Entertainment and Sporting Events

• Ranked as one of the best mid-sized cities for art-lovers,6 the Pittsburgh area is rich in visual arts, including internationally-recognized museums and galleries, such as the Carnegie Museum and Andy Warhol Museum
  
  
• World-class film, art and musical festivals happen year round here
  
  
• It is a family-oriented town with one of the premiere children’s museums in the country, an annual Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival, and exciting amusement and water parks
  
  
• Beautiful lush green parks, scenic trails and our three rivers provide the backdrop for outdoor recreation including white water rafting at Ohio Pyle, a short drive from the city
  
  
• Pittsburgh loves its sports teams! The city is home to three major league sports teams: the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates
  
  
• Some of the best championship golf courses are located in the Pittsburgh area7 with eight courses receiving “four out of five stars” – including the Oakmont Country Club, site of the 2007 U.S. Open
  
  
• The Pittsburgh region has played a central role in shaping American history: a place of great strategic importance during George Washington's campaigns in the French and Indian War, a center of activity for the Underground Railroad, the steel capital of the world during the Industrial Revolution, and its current renaissance in medicine, bioscience and technology.8
  
  
• Neighborhoods throughout the Pittsburgh area feature many ethnic restaurants and grocery stores to appeal to our growing multi-cultural population
  
  
• Pittsburgh residents are known for their great work ethic and are friendly and welcoming people

Weather

Pittsburgh experiences four clear-cut seasons; its climate is relatively temperate year-round.

Relocation Assistance Directory:

A comprehensive directory listing moving and relocation services as well as local Pittsburgh area utility companies can be found at: http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/relocation/directory/