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Why choose Spring Garden, in Pittsburgh’s North Side
Spring Garden is a North Side neighborhood that curves along the valley between Troy Hill and Spring Hill City View. The tracks that once lined Spring Garden Avenue have been replaced by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus line, but the community still has the hallmarks of an old-school streetcar suburb: historic housing, a strip of industrial businesses, beloved mom-and-pops and sets of city steps that ascend into forested hills. Although a decline in population and local industry means that much of Spring Garden has seen better days, local organizers and investors continue to refresh the community’s homes and community spaces. Lower-cost housing in Spring Garden is a short walk, bus ride or drive from up-and-coming North Side cultural and commercial districts and downtown Pittsburgh.
An aerial of Spring Garden facing Downtown Pittsburgh.
Spring Garden is a quiet and small neighborhood that has affordable housing.
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Housing types, costs and how they compare to other North Side areas
While you'll notice the occasional Victorian-inspired design along Spring Garden Avenue, most single-family homes are the simple, boxy rowhomes and National houses that are common in Pittsburgh’s post-industrial streetcar suburbs. Closer to Deutschtown, the avenue is dense with attached and semi-detached properties. Farther up the valley, housing becomes sparser, occasionally popping up on side streets that rise into the wooded hillsides. That topography means some properties are at a higher flood or landslide risk. Houses rarely come on the market in Spring Garden. The median single-family home price is in the lower $100,000s. That’s lower than neighboring Troy Hill, Spring Hill City View, Reserve and Deutschtown.
In Spring Garden, the Italianate house may showcase decorative corbels.
Spring Garden is a small and cozy neighborhood.
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Commuting from the North Side to downtown Pittsburgh
It’s a short drive to reach state Route 28, offering access to other Pittsburgh commuter highways like interstates 279 and 579. Spring Garden’s namesake PRT bus route stops along Spring Garden Avenue between the North Side and downtown. However you get there, you’re about:
2 miles from AHN Allegheny General Hospital, a major employer in the North Side
4 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, a commuter and cultural hub
6 miles from Oakland, home to many higher education and health care institutions
View of Downtown Pittsburgh from the top of St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
Many residents catch the bus at the bus stop.
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Entrance to Pittsburgh Perry High School.
Attending Pittsburgh Public Schools
Spring Garden is served by the Pittsburgh Public School District. PPS assigns students to neighborhood schools based on home address, but also allows them to apply to schools with different academic magnet programs. Pittsburgh Perry High School is a neighborhood school with a magnet Junior ROTC program. Spring Garden Early Childhood Center, one of the district’s preschools, is in Spring Garden. It received a major renovation in 2025 to bolster play-based learning, giving kids a nature-filled, 6,000-square-foot outdoor play space to explore.
Locally owned businesses and nearby North Side businesses
“They have a lot of industrial stuff down in the valley,” says Berry Breene, a Realtor with Compass who’s served the Pittsburgh area for more than six years. "There’s a candy factory, a woodworking business. I went there when I was working on my house; if you need a piece of trim to match, they can make that for you.” Small industrial businesses along Spring Garden Avenue are down the sidewalk from specialty shops and mom-and-pop eateries. Close to home, you can find:
Marshall’s, a convenience store that’s locally famous for Reubens and breakfast sandwiches
House of Shish Kebabs, a casual spot to enjoy authentic Uzbek cuisine
Hog’s Head Bar & Grill, a no-frills staple for pub fare and neighborhood bar atmosphere
The Garden Cafe, a Deutschtown coffee shop with a cozy dining room and a convenient pick-up window
Waltmire Pharmacy, a family-owned place to pick up prescriptions and over-the-counter medications
You can grab some household items from Dollar General, but Deutschtown’s Giant Eagle is also 2 miles away for larger shopping trips. Also within about 2 miles of home, you can explore diverse restaurants along East Ohio Street or cross the Allegheny River to the trendy Strip District.
Pocket parks and larger recreation areas in the North Side
Small public parks pocket Spring Garden Avenue with playgrounds, including Catalano Park and Spring Garden Park. Michael Flynn Field, a long, grassy area along the roadside, is slated for redevelopment by the city’s public works department. “There are a lot of city steps. I’ll sometimes walk or jog on the steps from Troy Hill, take them up into Spring Hill City View,” Breene says. “It’s just kind of a fun way to get around.” You can take the city steps on Voskamp Street to reach Troy Hill’s Cowley Park, a larger green space with a playground, athletic fields and a spray park. Allegheny Commons Park, a sprawling hub for recreation and community events, anchors the North Side about 2 miles from home.
Change and local connections through the CASGED
The Community Alliance of Spring Garden and East Deutschtown, or the CASGED, brings neighbors together to improve their communities and get to know one another. Some favorite annual events are the wintry Light the Night festival and block party-style National Night Out celebration. The CASGED’s monthly meetings often focus on local beautification and community space improvement initiatives.
GreatSchools:
The GreatSchools Rating helps parents compare schools within a state based on a variety of school quality indicators and provides a helpful picture of how effectively each school serves all of its students. Ratings are on a scale of 1 (below average) to 10 (above average) and can include test scores, college readiness, academic progress, advanced courses, equity, discipline and attendance data. We also advise parents to visit schools, consider other information on school performance and programs, and consider family needs as part of the school selection process.
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Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Spring Garden
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Homicide
3
4
Sexual Assault
5
4
Assault with Weapon
5
4
Robbery
4
4
Burglary
4
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
4
4
Larceny
4
4
Crime Score
5
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Spring Garden Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Spring Garden, Pittsburgh sell after 130 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Spring Garden, Pittsburgh over the last 12 months is $107,500, down 40% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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