Mt Oliver Boro

Pittsburgh, PA

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Mt Oliver Boro - Pittsburgh, PA Area Guide

Three miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh across the Monongahela River nestles Mount Oliver, a borough completely surrounded by the city. Living in this borough puts you close to work and downtown entertainment while giving you a friendly, residential neighborhood to call home. This tight-knit community features a mix of apartments and multifamily homes for rent, with a large central commercial area situated along Brownsville Road. Locals meet up with friends after work at Lee's Bar & Grill for drinks and appetizers. Stop by to say hello, then head to Aprimo Pizza for a calzone before heading home. On weekends, spend the day walking the hiking trails or playing on the tennis courts at the nearby 79-acre McKinley Park. Eisenstat Candy Co. stocks all of your favorite childhood favorites, so be sure to swing by the warehouse to pick up some weekend treats after your day at the park.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Mt Oliver Boro is $492 for one bedroom, and $615 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Mt Oliver Boro has increased by 0.7% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

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  • $492/month

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  • 2 BR

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  • $615/month

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

50 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Point State Park
  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  • Phipps Conservatory and Gardens
  • Carnegie Science Center
  • Schenley Park

Airports

  • Pittsburgh International
  • Arnold Palmer Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.