Having a "REAL" hard time finding an area to live (Pittsburgh: rent, houses)

[robrobrob]

Try looking in the North Allgheny School District. Some of the plans from the early 1980's consist of mostly brick houses. You also may want to look at some houses in Hampton.

I would bet that 400,000 doesn't get you nearly as much here as it does in Atlanta.

I would look at houses at the top of your budget and even 25,000 over. I think there is a big difference in what you get for 300K and 400K.

[sparrowmint]

The irony of the words "hard time(s)" being in the title.

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by safak

I really only know the east suburbs well. We are the forgotten, unimportant direction from the city.
And there is a boatload of newer contstruction Norwin, Franklin, Hempfield, and Penn Trafford so i can only assume the more popular suburbs are the same way if not more.

Of course it exists. I mean compared to "boom" areas, there's a lot less new construction here. Particularly in the Sun Belt, there's such a demand for housing that nearly everyone has a newer construction house unless they're buying in a historic district. So new housing is built for all income levels. In contrast, here, new construction housing is a bit more of a luxury good, not a given.

[Goinback2011]

Pittsburgh will never look like the desert SW.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by Goinback2011

Pittsburgh will never look like the desert SW.

I think most of us on this local forum are thankful for that.

[markson33]

Look in McCandless, Avonworth, Hampton, Franklin Park and Ross. North Hills is the way to go.

[sparrowmint]

Originally Posted by bradjl2009

I think most of us on this local forum are thankful for that.

And we'll be thankful to still have water long after those areas become more widely recognized as unsustainable. People building new homes in the desert in 2015 and beyond are something else.

[shadowfax]

South Fayette/Bridgeville/cecil might work for you. Plenty of big newish houses/plans in that area @ $3-400k. You also might want to check out Southpoint and other parts of Canonsburg.

[tallydude02]

I like the Moon/Robinson areas but settled in North Strabane primarily because of the lower Washington County taxes. Washington County has a mixture of suburban, rural, and gritty areas.

[jea6321]

I would suggest ben avon or ben avon heights. Great family neighborhoods, good school district ( avonworth) and you can get beautiful historic homes with tons of character for right around your price point. Easy low traffic commutes in just about all directions.