Quick Facts About Squirrel Hill

Geography: Residential neighborhood in east end of city of Pittsburgh
Population: 25, 902
Total Households: 10,552
Total Business Locations: 423
Area: 2.89 square miles
School District: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Median Housing Price: $184,000
Rental Range: $300-$1000

Squirrel Hill is a vibrant, dynamic community. A thriving business district offers a wide variety of non-chain shopping and restaurants. Over 1100 acres of public park provide countless opportunities for recreation (including lawn bowling!) and enjoyment within less than three square miles - some areas of the parks are as they were when the Indians used them as hunting grounds. With luck you might sight a deer, fox, raccoon, possum or turkey.

Squirrel Hill is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city. The neighborhood is also one of the most affluent and well educated in the region. At the same time, there is a broad range of housing available from modest apartments to multimillion dollar homes.  The median housing price is $184,000 according to Kiplinger Magazine and the range is from $50,000 to over a million.

Squirrel Hill is home to two universities, Chatham College and Carnegie Mellon University.  Two others, the University of Pittsburgh and Carlow University,as well as the region’s medical center, UPMC, are just down the road.

Since the 1920s Squirrel Hill has been the center of the Jewish community. According to a 2002 study by the United Jewish Federation, a third of greater Pittsburgh’s Jewish population lives in Squirrel Hill. Counting adjacent communities, the Squirrel Hill area accounts for nearly 50% of the Jewish population in Pittsburgh.

Sports Organizations

• Pittsburgh Dynamo Youth Soccer Association
• Squirrel Hill Baseball
• 14th Ward Baseball
• Frick Park Lawn Bowling Club

Nearby Attractions

• Phipps Conservatory
• Frick Museum of Art
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Kennywood
• Sandcastle Water Park
• Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History
• Clayton
• Cathedral of Learning Nationality Rooms
• Frick Park
• Schenley Park

Churches and Synagogues

Community Organizations

External Links

• Squirrel Hill Historical Society
• Schenley Park Map
• Frick Park Map
• Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
• Tour of the Schenley Park's Bridges
• Schenley Park Golf Course
• Schenley Park Disc Golf Course
• Nine Mile Run Watershed Association