2010

• #1 Most Livable City in America (Forbes.com)
• 2nd Best City for College Graduates (Huffington Post)
• Top 5 Great Cities for Retirees (Kiplinger.com)
• 7th Best Place to Raise a Family (Forbes.com)
• 7th Top City for Geeks (Wired Magazine)
• Top 10 for Singles / Young Professionals (Relocate America)
• 28th Most Bike Friendly City (Bicycling Magazine)

2009

• #1 Most Livable City in U.S. (The Economist)
• #1 Best Sports City (Sporting News)
• 2nd Best City to Launch a New Business (Forbes)
• Walker's Paradise: Scored 98 of 100 Walk Score
• 3rd Place in Kiplinger's Best Cities reader poll
• 4th Most Literate City (Central Connecticut State University)
• 5th in Most Courteous Drivers (AutoVantage Road Rage Survey)
• 6th Place in Cities Where They're Hiring (Forbes)
• 8th Best City for Working Mothers (Forbes)
• 10th Place in Best Places to Walk in the U.S. (Prevention Magazine)

2008

• #1 Most Livable City in America (Places Rated Almanac)
  Also ranked among the Top 5 in 1983, 1985, 1989 & 2007
• 1st Metropolitan Area for Relocating Families (Worldwide ERC and Primary Relocation)
• Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Rank 1st in the NFL (ESPN)
• 2nd Best Place to Raise Kids (Business Week)
• 3rd Best Arts Destination Among Mid-size cities (American Style Magazine)
• 6th in the Top 10 "Up & Coming" Technology Cities (Forbes.com)
• 13th in the Top 20 Best Cities for Young Professionals (Forbes.com)

• Pittsburgh has the lowest crime rate of the top 25 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
• On average, Pittsburgh residents spend about 25 minutes commuting to work one way. For comparison, that's 18% less time than Philadelphia and 12% less than Boston.
• Pittsburgh's cost of living is 93% of the National Average.
• The average existing home in Pittsburgh sold for $118,000, or 43% below the National Average.

• Pittsburgh is within 500 miles of more than half the U.S. population and less than 90 minutes flying time from 20 states and Canada.
• Pittsburgh is home to North America's first "Green" convention center in North America due to its environmentally friendly design.
• Pittsburgh is home to eight Fortune 500 Companies including Alcoa, Heinz, Mellon, PNC Financial Services, PPG, US Steel, Consol Energy and WESCO International.
• Kennywood Park's Thunderbolt was given first place on the National Amusement Park Historical Association's Top Ten Coasters in the World list.
• Concession stands at Heinz Field sell two miles of hot dogs at each game.
• With 52 million tons of cargo shipped annually, Pittsburgh has the nation's second busiest inland port.
• The Big Mac, the world's most famous hamburger, was "invented" in Pittsburgh by McDonald's franchise owner Jim Delligatti in 1968.
• Besides Venice, Pittsburgh has more bridges than any other city in the world – 720 within the city limits and 15 major bridges crossing downtown Pittsburgh alone.
• Fred Rogers from the well-known children's program Mister Roger's Neighborhood was a Pittsburgher. His show was filmed in the middle of Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

These well-known movies were filmed in Pittsburgh along with many others.