WHY INVEST IN PITTSBURGH?

Why Pittsburgh?

Three signature rivers make it the second largest inland port in the United States.
Top-Ranked Pittsburgh International Airport has over 650 flights to key business destinations.
Within 500 miles of 50+% of the US buying power and nearly half of the US population and aggregate income.
Abundant and low cost feedstock of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale – the #1 shale gas play in the US.
70% of North American polyethylene market is within 700 miles making the region a strategic location for downstream manufacturing.
Safety first – The Pittsburgh region has the lowest crime rate of the top 25 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Affordable housing – The average existing home sold for $118,000, or 43% below the national average.
High-quality education – The region is home to 34 colleges and universities, including – Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh – that are consistently featured as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Low cost of living – Pittsburgh’s cost of living is 93% of the national average.
Ranked #1 as America’s Most Livable City by Rand McNally in 2007, Forbes in 2010 and The Economist in 2011, Pittsburgh, is one of the best places in the United States for good jobs, a great community and very affordable housing.