Moving from the South to the Pittsburgh area (Bethel Park, Ross Township: houses, safe neighborhood)

[lhdesign]

Hey y'all. We are possibly moving to the Pittsburgh area in the next couple of months. We have two teenager daughters. We are looking for the best areas to live in (mid class income, lots of activites and of course good school system). What is anybodies option on Spring Hill for raising the girls? Any other suggestions would be great. Thanks.

[Craziaskowboi]

Spring Hill is a neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh. It's seen better days. If you want a high-quality school system, I'd probably look in the suburbs somewhere. The Pittsburgh Public Schools are decent for an inner-city school district, but still not as good as most suburban districts.

You might want to give Ross Township a try. It's less than 10 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, and I believe it's part of the North Hills School District, which is pretty good. If your teenage daughters are like most teenage girls, then they'll like Ross Park Mall, especially since it's become the most upscale mall in the Pittsburgh area.

[bradjl2009]

Spring Hill isn't bad. Idk where you people get that idea on this forum. I definitely go there enough and know enough people who live there to know it is a generally quiet and safe residential neighborhood.

[PreservationPioneer]

Spring Hill is a historic neighborhood on Pittsburgh's north side. It has some of the best views of the city. It is a quiet and safe neighborhood. However, like most older areas in the city, some of the houses are in disrepair. This is actually an advantage, because home prices are very low, and you can get a beautiful Victorian for $50k.

I think convenience to the city amenities, the gorgeous views of downtown, beautiful architecture, and value make Spring Hill preferable over suburban areas.

[lhdesign]

Thanks for everyones replay. My Husband was also thinking upper st. claire or like one of you said the other side of the river. (McCandlesss township) Any thoughts!!! Thanks.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by lhdesign

Thanks for everyones replay. My Husband was also thinking upper st. claire or like one of you said the other side of the river. (McCandlesss township) Any thoughts!!! Thanks.

Spring Hill is a nice neighborhood despite what some people may think for some reason but unless you are will to send your kids to a private school or they have the ability to get into one of the city school's decent magnet programs, I would have to go with USC as there is no comparing between the schools near Spring Hill and the USC schools.

[Love2Golf09]

Spring Hill isn't a terrible neighborhood. People can debate this all day, but the city schools suck compared to the suburban ones and that cannot be debated IMO. Schools are important to the OP, so Spring Hill shouldn't even be considered. I think McCandless would be a nice option. North Allegheny is a great school district. I'd also suggest Bethel Park. USC is nice, but it's more pricey than McCandless and Bethel Park. But, if you look around I'm sure you can find a decent place for your price in USC. Ross Twp is in a good school district and so is South Park. Both are pretty affordable, also. It really depends on what type of neighborhood you want to live in. Even for $150,000 you can find many homes in a nice community like Mt. Lebanon.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by Love2Golf09

Spring Hill isn't a terrible neighborhood. People can debate this all day, but the city schools suck compared to the suburban ones and that cannot be debated IMO. Schools are important to the OP, so Spring Hill shouldn't even be considered. I think McCandless would be a nice option. North Allegheny is a great school district. I'd also suggest Bethel Park. USC is nice, but it's more pricey than McCandless and Bethel Park. But, if you look around I'm sure you can find a decent place for your price in USC. Ross Twp is in a good school district and so is South Park. Both are pretty affordable, also. It really depends on what type of neighborhood you want to live in. Even for $150,000 you can find many homes in a nice community like Mt. Lebanon.

Yea but there are equally good school districts in the area without as high of property tax rates.

[tranceFusion]

I think it would help if you gave some sort of context. What price range are you looking in? Do you care about yard size? Do you care about the age of the home or the amount of work it needs? Where will you be working? do you want an urban environment or something secluded?

[stevo6]

Originally Posted by lhdesign

Thanks for everyones replay. My Husband was also thinking upper st. claire or like one of you said the other side of the river. (McCandlesss township) Any thoughts!!! Thanks.

PM coming your way.