Best Neighborhood/Suburb for a family under $175k? (Pittsburgh, Washington: property taxes, travel)

[Hopes]

I already provided the zip code for Allison Park (15101) and Glenshaw (15116).

The school districts for those zip codes are all good.

15101 could be Hampton or Shaler or North Allegheny.
15116 could be Shaler or Fox Chapel or Hampton.

[5stones]

again no-one gives the south hills a nod???

Try Bethel Park and south park. South stabane township as well. Parts of cannonsburg.

If you really look hard you can find an older fixer upper in Peter's and Parts of Upper St Clair for around $175.

[cmlane1]

Originally Posted by 5stones

again no-one gives the south hills a nod???

Try Bethel Park and south park. South stabane township as well. Parts of cannonsburg.

If you really look hard you can find an older fixer upper in Peter's and Parts of Upper St Clair for around $175.

i was going to mention that south hills - which i prefer to north hills by a landslide - was not yet mentioned.

i agree with the bethel and south park suggestions as well - peters for a 3rd option. i've been in a huge anti-upper st. clair mode lately - long story - so i must say i do not recommend it if you have kids.

try 15236 - lots of great homes in family-friendly neighborhoods with lots to do and close to downtown

[bls5555]

Thanks for all the help.

[PAMamma]

You all know how I feel about Shaler from previous posts but as to throwing out a South Hills location, has anyone mentioned: Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228 ?

You didn't say how many bedrooms, etc. or other preferences you have but I was surprised by the prices there after hearing how desirable the area is.

But I could be way off as I really know nothing about the place.
Just what I've heard: great schools, older homes, established 'nabes, etc.

Anyone care to chime in?

[PAMamma]

Originally Posted by Maaz

Townships are usually not listed as such on maps and therefore are unlikely to appear on real estate sites. Even more confusing is that there can be more than one township with the same name as long as they are in different counties, and there are in several cases.

I think the zip codes will be useful though. By the way, West View is not part of the city. It's its own borough. Try also Allison Park and Bradford Woods. I'm not familiar with any of the schools though.

Yes, it is hard to search for homes here by municipality name and/or ZIP code, there is a lot of cross referencing involved. The Howard Hanna site offers more selection of actual place names than Realtor.com. I sometimes narrow it down by a specific school district too - yet another way to get even more confused.

[PROJECT PAT]

if ur looking 4 a ****ty house in a nice neighborhood that costs 175,000 then move somewhere really really rich cuz houses in pgh aint that expensive 4 in ur average neighborhood

[bls5555]

Originally Posted by PROJECT PAT

if ur looking 4 a ****ty house in a nice neighborhood that costs 175,000 then move somewhere really really rich cuz houses in pgh aint that expensive 4 in ur average neighborhood

I didn't say I was looking to spend $175,000, I said UNDER $175,000.

Could I spend that? Yeah. I could spend $200,000 but I don't see any point in that as it looks like I can probably get a nice fixer upper for quite a bit less than that.

Everyone who has posted zip codes and neighborhoods, thank you very much.

[burgh]

If you like old houses - stone, tudor, four square. You can find that in Mt. Lebanon for under 175k. It won't be a huge house. But worth a look, especially if you want to be closer to downtown.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by la_torquemada

15229 also includes West View, which is in the city, so not good schools.

I think you might be confusing West View with West End? West View is part of the North Hills school district.