If you don’t need to live in Pittsburgh you can find something close by. We live in a 3 story nice old house that was $125k in 2021 and our neighborhood is very safe and quiet.

This place in Freeport looks nice: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/567-Franklin-St-Freeport-PA-16229/78531603_zpid/

Look in the smaller suburbs and you can find something in your budget, I’m sure.