The UPMC Events Center at 6001 University Blvd is your practice and basketball home on the Robert Morris campus in Moon Township, with football and lacrosse playing just steps away at Joe Walton Stadium. Everything in this guide is built around a short, low-traffic commute to that campus core.
The suburban stretch wrapped right around the RMU campus, lined with garden apartments, grocery, and chain dining on University Boulevard.
An established residential pocket just southeast of campus with newer apartment communities and quick highway access toward the airport and Pittsburgh.
A retail and dining hub around The Mall at Robinson and Settlers Ridge with a strong cluster of modern luxury apartment communities.
A quiet residential township between Robinson and the city with leafy streets and upscale garden-apartment communities.
A walkable, upscale river town with boutique shops, top restaurants, and its own hospital, widely considered one of the most desirable suburbs in the region.
The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of UPMC Events Center. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Pittsburgh where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.
Pittsburgh's premier old-money suburb, defined by gated multi-acre estates, mature woodlands, and winding private drives along the Allegheny River. The Fox Chapel Area School District is among the top-ranked in the state, and the Fox Chapel Golf Club anchors a quietly exclusive social scene.
A walkable, boutique-lined river village paired with the sprawling gated horse-country estates of Sewickley Heights just up the hill. The combination of small-town charm at the bottom and 5-to-10-acre wooded compounds at the top makes it a perennial favorite of executives and pro athletes alike.
The North Hills corridor of Pine, Marshall, and Wexford delivers newer custom homes and gated golf communities like Treesdale and Nevillewood-style enclaves, served by the top-rated Pine-Richland and North Allegheny school districts. It is the modern-luxury counterweight to Fox Chapel's old estates.
The marquee South Hills suburbs, prized for award-winning school districts, leafy established streets, country clubs, and a polished family-oriented feel. Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon consistently rank among the region's wealthiest and most sought-after communities.