About Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill) Real Estate Prices and Overview Squirrel Hill median real estate price is $684,294, which is more expensive than 92.0% of the neighborhoods in Pennsylvania and 77.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. The average rental price in Squirrel Hill is currently $3,076, based on 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 92.3% of the neighborhoods in Pennsylvania. Squirrel Hill is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Squirrel Hill real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969. Squirrel Hill has a 11.2% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 67.8% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics Notable & Unique: People If knowledge is power, then imagine the cumulative power of one neighborhood where many of the adults have earned an advanced degree, such as a Masters, law degree, medical degree, or even a Ph.D. This is certainly the case in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, where 53.8% have earned an advanced degree. Compare that to the average neighborhood in America, where just 13.7% of adults have completed a post-graduate degree, and you can see why this neighborhood is a stand out. In fact, this neighborhood has a higher rate of adults with an advanced degree than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, one of the really interesting characteristics about the Squirrel Hill neighborhood is that, according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 2.0% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for urban sophisticates, highly educated executives and active retirees. Notable & Unique: Occupations Executives, managers and professionals make up 83.1% of the workforce in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood which, according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis, is a higher proportion of such high-level people than is found in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America. For this reason, this neighborhood really stands out as unique. Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 96.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. Notable & Unique: Real Estate If you find historic homes and neighborhoods attractive, you love the details, the history, and the charm, then you are sure to be interested in this neighborhood. With 67.0% of the residential real estate in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood built no later than 1939, and some built considerably earlier, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of historic residences than 98.1% of all neighborhoods in America. In this regard, this neighborhood truly stands out as special. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the Squirrel Hill neighborhood has more Eastern European and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European ancestry and 1.5% have Canadian ancestry. Squirrel Hill is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Chinese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America. The Neighbors: Income There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood. The neighbors in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 90.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 53.5% of America's neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Occupations What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, 83.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 8.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (5.0%), and 3.9% in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The Neighbors: Languages The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, Langs. of India and Arabic. The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture 鈥� our learned behavior 鈥� comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures. In the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.6%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (11.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (8.4%), among others. In addition, 21.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country. Getting to Work How you get to work 鈥� car, bus, train or other means 鈥� and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Squirrel Hill neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. Here most residents (41.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (13.1%) and 7.0% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.