Monday, February 29, 2016
The 20 Most Popular Neighborhoods For Renters in Pittsburgh
The Zumper Blog: To find the most popular neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, we created a Popularity Index that covers city listing data from the past quarter. The Popularity Index was calculated by incorporating the number of listings in a neighborhood, the number of unique messages sent to landlords/brokers within a neighborhood, and the portion of traffic captured in a neighborhood in correspondence to total city traffic.
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I just signed my lease for my first apartment and could not be more excited! We are living in Shadyside, and I have become quite familiar with the renters market in Pittsburgh in the past few months. I have learned a lot about the history of Pittsburgh residential architecture. Like the article says, Shadyside is a pretty affluent area which makes it pretty difficult to find an affordable place to live. But, it is worth the searching. Shadyside has so much to offer, Walnut has great restaurants and shops. It is also a quick walk to school and an even shorter trip when you grab a seat on one of the many bus lines that run, or the shuttle.
I also enjoy that it's a walkable distance to the grocery store, makes it easy to have a normal life outside of Purnell.
I also like Squirrel Hill and Oakland. Though School of Drama sticks between Squirrel Hill and Shadyside. It's an exciting time in our lives but also a difficult one. Living on your own in a somewhat foreign city can be scary. I think it's important to live in a small vicinity from each other. Plus, then you know all your neighbors!
I have yet to encounter a neighborhood in Pittsburgh that I do not like. Sure, they all have their ups and downs, but they all just have so much character to them and have their own pleasantries. What is unfortunate about most of these neighborhoods is that without a car, they are not a viable option for students to live in. Just last month Sasha, Monica and I were apartment hunting and we found a crazy cheap and beautiful apartment in South Side Works, but without a car between the three of us, getting to and from school would be rather difficult if the buses were our only options for transportation. And that is why Oakland is my favorite neighborhood because virtually all 60s and 70s bus lines run there and there are so many great places to get coffee or food or just hang out with your friends. It is also close to South Side and Downtown, which are also cool places to go.
This article was pretty helpful. As a freshmen, next year I am planning to live off campus, and me and the group of people I am going to be living with have been working on finding a place to live. From others we have heard about the different areas around campus, and it was interesting to read this article and see how much the options on each area lined up. Currently we are hoping to find a place in Squirrel Hill, just like the article said we are hoping for an relaxed place that has easy transportation to campus and around the town. Shady Side which is our back up option if we can't find the right place in Squirrel Hill is just what I have heard as well. It is more pricey and a louder environment. It was interesting to read about the other parts of Pittsburgh because of what I have seen so far, each place is pretty different from one another and have their own feel.
Pittsburgh is such a cool city because of the way it's divided up into these small neighborhoods, in fact sometimes it almost feels like a series of independent towns. However, I do have to say that the city itself can be very confusing to navigate, and isn't laid out in the best way. Like Kim said, unless you live close to campus it can be hard to get around without car. This is one of the reasons that my friends and I decided to live in Squirrel Hill next year, as it is extremely easy to get to and from school on any 61 bus. We chose it because of how relaxed and easy going it feels, just like this article says. Although Shadyside is another great option, it's just a little more pricey compared to Squirrel Hill. I think that either option is a great place for student living, especially because in both areas you are surrounded by other drama students.
I got really excited when I saw this article, not because I’m looking for a new place necessarily, but because due to the rigorousness of the drama program at CMU, I’ve found it often very challenging to make the time to go out and explore Pittsburgh as often as I would like to. From the experiences I’ve had it’s a lovely city to be able to go out for a nice meal, or see a ball game or a movie, but frankly without a car it’s hard to get from place to place (although I’ve enjoyed the fact that our CMU ID is a bus pass). I was disappointed in the article for not having more pictures of these neighborhoods, for not listing things to do around them, average prices of apartments/houses etc. This article serves as very little more than a list, which again is fine because that’s what it’s supposed to be, but it left me wanting to know more than in answered.
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