Pittsburgh Ranked Nation's Third-Best Big City To Live In

PITTSBURGH, PA - A new study reaffirms that Pittsburgh is among the premier places to live in America. Financial data website WalletHub has rated it the nation’s third-best big city.

WalletHub analyzed the country’s 62 largest cities based on 50 indicators of attractiveness. They considered factors such as employment opportunities, median annual property taxes and the quality of the public school system.

Here’s how Pittsburgh ranked in certain livability indicators, with 1 being the best and 31 being average:

• Shopping centers per capita: 1

• Building permit growth: 1

• Highest percentage of population age 25 or older with a high school diploma or higher: 4

• Share of insured population: 6

• Job opportunities: 7

• Income growth: 8

• Economy: 10

• Access to public transportation: 10

• Average number of hours worked per week: 10

• Bars per capita:10

• Playgrounds per capita: 11

• Museums per capita: 12

• Quality of life: 13

• Safety: 17

• Walkability: 18

• Housing costs: 19

• Education and health: 19

• Affordability: 31

• Public school system quality: 32

• Violent crime rate: 34

Here are WalletHub’s top 10 cities for 2017:

1. Virginia Beach, VA
2. Seattle, WA
3. Pittsburgh
4. San Diego, CA
5. Colorado Springs, CO
6. Austin TX
7. Minneapolis, MN
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Denver, CO
10. San Jose, CA

Photo by Nick Amoscato via Creative Commons.