Mount Lebanon Neighborhood Information From Coldwell Banker Website, November 11, 2011
Summary of Neighborhoods
Population Growth 0% to -12%
Median Age 37-47
Married 41%-52%
Median Income $47,592-$77,864
Households with Children 24%-29%
About 15216
Population Growth -11%
Median Age 37
Married 41%
Median Income $47,592
Households with Children 24%
About 15228
Population Growth -5%
Median Age 41
Married 48%
Median Income $75,338
Households with Children 30%
About 15234
Population Growth – 12%
Population Growth – 12%
Median Age 41
Married 46%
Median Income $51,159
Households with Children 26%
About 15243
Population Growth 0%.
Median Age 47
Married 52%
Median Income $77,864
Households with Children 29%
I want to mention that the Commission will be holding a public hearing on the 2012 Budget on Monday, November 14 at 8:00 p.m.
ReplyDeleteAlso on Monday, the school board will be discussing the budget timeline. That meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
In addition, for discussion on the SD agenda, School Board Member Mentorship Program. Is that when the president mentors students on plagiarism?
Elaine
Note where the Median Income goes up so does the Percentage of Married and the Percentage of Households with Children.
ReplyDeleteMedian Income and Married affects the Percentage of Households with Children and the ability to pay for amenities in Mount Lebanon.
John
I have had a couple of emails asking how one finds this information on the Coldwell Banker website. Here ya go:
ReplyDeleteFind a house listing in a particular zipcode. Click on "View Details." That will take you to five tabs above the listing where one of them is called, "Neighborhood." That is where you find the information that I posted.
Elaine
For anyone analyzing the data; remember, it is for ZIP CODES - not just for one neighborhood in one municipality or township. My ZIP code contains parts of Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, and Scott Township. I believe the numbers, but I would be remiss if I assumed they were based only on my corner of Mt. Lebanon.
ReplyDeleteWhat is beyond argument is that this region is not growing, there are no handsome jobs available to attract out-of-state people, and even locals looking to make lateral moves will think twice before moving into a high-tax neighborhood.
Richard Gideon
Richard,I grew up in your zipcode and know how crazy the border lines are in your area. How about looking at 15228? I think that zipcode is mostly, if not exclusively, Mt. Lebanon. Here are some older posts about 15228. 15228 drops significantly in median household income
ReplyDeleteEverything you want to know about your zipcode
Nothing new. We're an older community with no growth in population.
I went to my grandson's hockey game in Wheeling, WV the other night. He plays for USC. Behind me were two sets of parents who grew up in Mt. Lebanon. They knew by my blue and gold fleece blanket that I was from Lebo. All four parents were glad to leave MTL.
Elaine
Mr. Gideon is correct that three of our town's zipcodes have homes in other communities besides Mt. Lebanon. I believe 15228 is the only zipcode that is exclusive to our municipality.
ReplyDeleteHowever, he is also right that this area is stagnant in terms of growth.
With such a low student enrollment and a teetering national economy, it is beyond me how the proponents of a new high school can justify the monumental expense for their project.
Do they not realize that Dormont and Brookline used to be very desirable places to live? Do they not see that school consolidation is a very real possibility?
Have they never heard of urban sprawl? Take a good look at Washington Road at rush hour to see it in action. Actually, it's getting so bad that you don't even have to wait for rush hour.
Just like the urban sprawl, we're all heading south.
Carole Brown
Don't forget 15226, home of our new ball fields that are coming to McNeilly Park.
ReplyDeleteSarah Morris
I've never been one to use the argument, "if you don't like it, move" however, with all of the agony, despair and disaster that you folks predict why do you stay if the grass really is so much greener someplace else? Why stick around if your crystal balls reveal financial ruin for us all? If I had such a clear look into the future, I'd certainly step out of the way of the speeding train. If your assertions are true, logic would tell you to get out while you can, especially since you know of places where it seems to be better and less risky. Why hang around to rearrange the deck furniture on the Titantic?
ReplyDeleteDave Franklin
If life was only that simple, Dave.
ReplyDeleteElaine
Mr. Franklin,
ReplyDeleteIt is not simple, It is very hard to swim upstream.
Four community leaders signed an agreement last year about field maintenance funding. The maintenance is probably about half what you need for field maintenance to be at your standards. Why did the four leaders underfund the field maintenance? The District has future Budget problems and the priority is education over upgraded fields. The Muni has current Budget problems. The YSA doesn't want to pay more for field maintenance even thought their $30,000 contribution was determined in the mid 90's. Inflation has taken it's toll and we don't have enough money to fund field maintenance so we are lucky to have volunteers like yourself who volunteer to bring the fields up to the standards you expect. Thank you for your efforts, David.