I'm a Pittsburgh lifer so I have no experience elsewhere. I am a Plumbing/HVAC service tech so I do travel all over. I would tend to favor the East Suburbs. That's where I am. The further East you get, the more rural it gets but you don't have to go all that far to get back into the city pretty quick for cultural stuff and entertainment like on the south side. If you get too close to the city, you are most likely going to be in an older home. The good ones do have character and fine craftsmanship, they just don't build them like that anymore, but it may also come with the downside of a 100+ year old house needing maintenance. Then again you might get shoddy builders on the new ones. Avoid a Ryan home. North of the city is pretty upscale too. But you have to go up towards Cranberry and Wexford. South is Mount Lebanon and Upper St. Claire. Upscale, Not too familiar with that area.

People are people wherever they're from but I would say that Yinzers lean toward easy going. OK. Nuff.