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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pittsburgh:
1. Cheapest of the three, although the nice areas are still expensive, but par for par compared to other two cities you're likely to fare better on the real estate end. Lots of great and affordable architecture. 
2. Smallest city and metro area of the three, but still large enough to have the amenities of a city, with the supermarkets, shops and restaurants you need. Carnegie Mellon and Pitt ensure a sizeable presence of educated professionals in the area. Some good museums and cultural venues. 
3. Easy access to the hills and mountains of western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Hiking, white water rafting, all easily doable. 
4. Lots of gentrification and renovation in the downtown area and along the rivers.

Downsides: geographically the most isolated. It's a long drive to the next big city and there's very little in between other than rural America and small, often dying, towns. There's a stronger "rural" and hill folk presence in the metro area. DC snobs might not like this. Urban schools are hit or miss. Pittsburgh is also very hilly, which not everyone likes or appreciates. There's no beltway around Pittsburgh because there are too many hills. 
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I've never lived in Baltimore or Philadelphia, but this is spot-on for Pittsburgh.  The only thing I'd add is that Pittsburgh is very, very white.  And except for around Pitt and CMU, anyone who is non-white is probably poor.  I don't know if that matters to OP, but it's a problem, IMO.  [/quote]

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