Pittsburg vs Atlanta (Pittsburgh, Lebanon, Upper St. Clair: theater, school, live)

[pit2atl]

Originally Posted by UKyank

Exactly; I'd never want to live in Atlanta

I was referring the opposite.

[AaronPGH]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Basically, if you'd rather meet some friends at the bar for a couple of drinks, some bar food, and a game of pool or a game on TV, then Pittsburgh wins, but if you'd rather dress up, be seen and dance all night, then Atlanta wins.

Or, if you'd like to hit a warehouse party (or grimy, off-the-radar club) with DJs and artists that only make it to a handful of North American cities, then stumble out onto the sidewalk at 7am, Pittsburgh slays Atlanta.

90% of people here don't realize how crazy hard our nightlife goes. It's just all hidden – on purpose.

[UKyank]

Originally Posted by pit2atl

I was referring the opposite.

Nah, Atlanta hasn't been the same since its burning in '64

[wpipkins2]

Originally Posted by AaronPGH

Or, if you'd like to hit a warehouse party (or grimy, off-the-radar club) with DJs and artists that only make it to a handful of North American cities, then stumble out onto the sidewalk at 7am, Pittsburgh slays Atlanta.

90% of people here don't realize how crazy hard our nightlife goes. It's just all hidden – on purpose.

Some of the best times ive had were at Shadow Lounge / AVA. My brother used to have an artist loft above the Dance Alloy on Penn Ave. All the artists in the building would open up their spacious lofts and party all night. Painting, live music, and booze. It was a good time had by all. Barrett Black and his cello along with formula 412 performed there.

[DaBurgh]

Originally Posted by pit2atl

I was referring the opposite.

pit2atl, how would you know this? Have you spent an extensive amount of time in both cities or something?

[Craziaskowboi]

Originally Posted by SorryIMovedBack

In the Pittsburgh area, the younger professionals and well-heeled families might actually live in Cranberry Township of Butler County, or Nottingham Township in Washington County, and they just work in Pittsburgh.

I actually laughed when I read this. Here's why:


Median age

33.5 - Pittsburgh
37.6 - Cranberry Township
45.8 - Nottingham Township


Percent of population ages 25-34

17.3% - Pittsburgh
11.7% - Cranberry Township
11.5% - Nottingham Township


I included the 25-34 population percentage to illustrate that it's not just college students skewing the city's median age lower, considering most people who earn college degrees do so by the time they're 22, and most people who earn advanced degrees do so by the time they're 25.

And here's a list of the top 30 municipalities in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area by median household income:


$183,750 - Fox Chapel
$165,968 - Sewickley Heights
$143,287 - Pine Township
$142,917 - Edgeworth
$136,250 - Ben Avon Heights
$128,409 - Marshall Township
$113,828 - Franklin Park
$113,125 - Sewickley Hills
$111,250 - Rosslyn Farms
$108,373 - Upper St. Clair Township
$106,563 - Bradford Woods
$106,250 - Thornburg
$104,395 - Adams Township
$99,301 - Peters Township
$99,000 - Glen Osborne
$97,778 - Ohio Township
$96,616 - Seven Fields
$93,645 - Cranberry Township
$91,685 - Richland Township
$89,342 - O'Hara Township
$87,107 - Murrysville
$84,875 - Ben Avon
$81,071 - Kilbuck Township
$80,690 - Hampton Township
$80,154 - McCandless
$79,261 - Jefferson Hills
$78,339 - South Fayette Township
$76,953 - Mt. Lebanon
$75,179 - Churchill
$75,139 - Findlay Township

(Locations outside of Allegheny County are highlighted in RED.)


I just made liars out of those who say that everybody with money is leaving Allegheny County. A little more me and a little less Bill Steigerwald next time, please.

No, the city of Pittsburgh does not have a very high median household income at just $38,029, but that doesn't mean the entire city is poor. There are many neighborhoods in the East End that are doing well, and an increasing amount of money on the North Side as well.

[Albania67]

I'd have to give the nod to ATL

[UKyank]

Originally Posted by Albania67

I'd have to give the nod to ATL

Being from Statesboro how did Pittsburgh even come up in the question out of curiosity?

[Albania67]

I just been putting alot of research together studying population trends between different cities in the south and i came across some northern cities of interest, and Pittsburg was the most comparable to Atl; i thought

[bradjl2009]

You just gotta love these people who complain that Pittsburgh is stuck in the past when it's really them and their opinions that are out of date.