| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
| Livability | 84- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- High Graduation Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
Pittsburgh Livability | 77- High Income per Capita
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Stable Housing Market
- High Graduation Rates
Boston Livability |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Pittsburgh Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Boston Amenities |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| A+- 95
- 93
- 100
- 91
- 82
- 107
- 125
Pittsburgh Cost Of Living | F- 166
- 122
- 105
- 113
- 274
- 118
- 134
Boston Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| D-- 459
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 2,431
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 2,890
Pittsburgh Crime | F- 619
- 7
- 28
- 121
- 464
- 1,802
- 190
- 1,427
- 185
- 2,421
Boston Crime |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| C+- $35,093
- $50,536
- $38,301
- $27,894
- 3%
Pittsburgh Employment | A+- $46,845
- $76,298
- $47,538
- $40,041
- 5%
Boston Employment |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $134,800
- $984
- 47%
- 53%
- 2.0
Pittsburgh Housing | B-- $581,200
- $1,685
- 35%
- 65%
- 2.4
Boston Housing |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| B- 185
- 14
- n/a
- 86.9%
- 40.7%
Pittsburgh Schools | D- 68
- 15
- n/a
- 82.8%
- 46.4%
Boston Schools |
| Metrics | Pittsburgh | Boston |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| D+- 57%
- 61
Pittsburgh User rating | B-- 69%
- 40
Boston User rating |
