Pittsburgh Rankings

• Most Livable

  Pittsburgh has been ranked #1 Most Livable City in America by Places Rated Almanac. The 379 metropolitan areas surveyed were evaluated in nine categories: housing affordability (cost of living), transportation, jobs, education, climate, crime, health care, recreation and ambience (museums, performing arts, restaurants and historical districts).

• Great For Geeks

  Pittsburgh has been named Top City for Geeks by Wired magazine. Pittsburgh ranked seventh and received high marks on such geek-friendly measures as its proximity to top-ranked engineering schools and the number of comic book stores and Circuit City stores per capita.

• City Of The Future

  Pittsburgh has been named one of North America's top three Cities of the Future by Foreign Direct Land Investment magazine, an affiliate of the Financial Times, London. The rankings are based on a variety of criteria, and Pittsburgh topped the list of large cities in cost effectiveness, which included business space rental and purchase prices, salaries and energy costs.

• Creative

  Pittsburgh is rated one of the five best places for members of the so-called "Creative Class"—a segment that fuels cultural and economic vitality—in a study released by Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine in cooperation with former Carnegie Mellon University professor Richard Florida, who developed the "creative class" concept.

• Cleanest

  Pittsburgh has been ranked among the top 10 of the World's Cleanest Cities by Forbes magazine. The magazine recognized the city's transformation stating, "though formerly a steel capital of the U.S., it has turned around and is now into healthcare, education, robotics, technology and financial services."

• Airport

  Pittsburgh International Airport has once again received recognition for having one of the best airports in the country and scored top honors in three out of five airport categories. Airport Revenue News, a leading trade publication for airport retailing, has announced that Pittsburgh International Airport has won among mid-sized airports in the trade magazine’s prestigious annual Best Concessions Poll. The categories the Airport won are: Best Concession Program, Most Unique Services and Best Overall Concession Program.