What is downtown like in in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

Downtown Pittsburgh is compact and charming, hosting corporate centers, a cultural district, hotels, and great restaurants, as well as a state park and several stadiums just across the river. The city is surrounded by tree clad hills and small towns, each with their own unique feel. The winters aren’t as bad as they once were, but be prepared to go weeks without seeing the sun. Pittsburgh is in the top 5 rainiest cities of the US, and summers can be hot and humid. The people are nice and there is not a lot of crime. It’s safe from earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes (for most part). Be prepared to see a lot of wildlife in the urban suburbs, as they inhabit the hillsides where there are no buildings, such as deer, turkey, coyote, and the occasional bear. Great place to raise a family, with lots of parks and outdoor activities available. The cost of living is very reasonable, and housing is still affordable.

Pittsburgh is the city of hills and bridges. If you’re a runner or a cyclist, be prepared for challenges unlike any you have faced. If you’re a driver, be prepared to make one wrong turn, another to avoid a one-way street, and be unable to turn around for five miles. Pittsburgh: the true urban jungle, requiring the strength and sense of a Tarzan to survive.

Before deciding to make the move to Pittsburgh, I would advise one to explore all of which our community has to offer. Tall glass buildings reflect off of the surrounding rivers that congregate at the city’s center, and vast hills in the distance separate middle-class suburbia from the busy metropolitan area. The illustrious skyline can be taken in atop the mighty Mount Washington, an awe-inspiring naturally made cliff which overlooks the outskirts of downtown. Additionally, the town’s citizens carry a steel-built facade of general equality and care for one another, which can be observed at any one of the city’s prominent sporting arenas. Solidarity and pride carry true as the hard-working middle class continues to thrive and set themselves apart as honest, blue-collar people among a city fortified in steel.