The story of this market
The typical home in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sells for about $263,500, or $172 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 53 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 135% since 2000. Last year 182 of 278 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,389 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,389 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.1%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+10.6%). Worst: 2011 (+0.2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.6%
PA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,773
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.1%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 278 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
16
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $354,245,571.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 55970 | 32118 | 78.5% | 5.7% | $165,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County's residential market exhibits solid underlying stability supported by enduring healthcare and higher-education employment bases. While high mortgage rates and ongoing reassessment uncertainties have lengthened days on market to 53 days, median pricing continues to appreciate modestly year-over-year. Low systemic inventory and high barrier-to-entry suburban submarkets keep overall property values resilient.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 44 days on market with 1.4 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 50.66% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.7% · poverty 11.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 92 researched ZIP reports of 94 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 6.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 13, 2026.
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| 15014 | Brackenridge | $238,437 | $206 | +5.7% | 11 | 98.5% | 27.2% | 2.7 | 7,998 | $867 | researched Sep 17 |
| 15015 | Bradfordwoods | $481,800 | $345 | +2.5% | 45 | 98.5% | 15% | 3 | 12 | $1,850 | researched Sep 18 |
| 15017 | Bridgeville | $359,990 | $164 | -7.7% | 72 | 99% | — | — | 46 | $1,100 | researched Sep 16 |
| 15018 | Buena Vista | $225,000 | $145 | +2.4% | 48 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.2 | 12 | $1,350 | researched Sep 19 |
| 15020 | Bunola | $256,630 | $187 | +5.3% | 61 | 100% | 3.4% | 4.1 | 9,861 | $1,593 | researched Sep 20 |
| 15024 | Cheswick | $240,000 | $145 | +3.5% | 50 | 98.5% | 10.8% | 4.2 | 120 | $1,031 | researched Sep 19 |
| 15025 | Clairton | $168,000 | $155 | 0% | 94 | — | — | — | 70 | $1,191 | researched Sep 16 |
| 15028 | Coulters | $221,000 | $145 | -4.6% | 48 | 97.5% | 18% | 3.2 | 112 | $1,350 | researched Sep 16 |
| 15030 | Creighton | $184,900 | $125 | 0% | 52 | 100% | — | — | 5 | $810 | researched Sep 16 |
| 15031 | Cuddy | $257,900 | $145 | +2.5% | 50 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 120 | $1,022 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Violent crime rates countywide track roughly in line with national metro averages, though sharp geographic variation exists between core urban neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and outer suburban townships. Property crime rates have seen modest year-over-year decreases across south and north suburban corridors.
School performance displays significant divergence across the county's 43 public school districts, ranging from nationally ranked top-tier systems like Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, and Fox Chapel to struggling urban clusters within Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Flood risk along the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio River basins and tributary ravines represents the primary natural hazard, with riverine lowlands requiring mandatory NFIP coverage. Wildfire and hurricane risks remain negligible, while severe winter freeze and localized slope instability/landslides are secondary perils.
The regional economy continues its transformation driven by healthcare (UPMC, Highmark Health), robotics, artificial intelligence, and higher education anchors. Infrastructure momentum is supported by the Pittsburgh International Airport modernization terminal project and ongoing multi-modal transit corridor investments.
Allegheny County utilizes a base-year assessment methodology dating back to 2012 rather than regular annual reassessments, creating ongoing friction with state common level ratios (CLR). Total effective millage reflects three overlapping taxing layers: the county government, individual municipal authorities, and local independent school districts, cushioned by county homestead exemptions.
The county boasts extensive regional park assets including North Park, South Park, Frick Park, and Point State Park alongside 24+ miles of Three Rivers Heritage Trail riverfronts. Cultural and entertainment amenities include Acrisure Stadium, PNC Park, PPG Paints Arena, and major cultural institutions throughout the Oakland and Downtown cultural districts.
The county maintains a deep rental ecosystem heavily supported by university student populations and medical professionals across Oakland, Shadyside, and Lawrenceville. Single-family rental demand remains strong in middle-ring suburbs, keeping countywide vacancy rates constrained in the 5% to 7% band.
Allegheny County anchors Western Pennsylvania's economy with deep concentrations in healthcare, biotechnology, robotics, financial services, and higher education. The region has successfully transitioned away from traditional heavy manufacturing toward high-value research, technology, and advanced service industries.
The county is served by Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) operating bus, light rail (The T), and incline systems, with major vehicular connectivity along I-376, I-279, I-79, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). Commute patterns converge heavily on Downtown Pittsburgh and the Oakland medical/university district.
Active development pipelines emphasize brownfield revitalization, airport corridor logistics expansion, and adaptive reuse of historic downtown office buildings into residential units.
The Allegheny County Office of Property Assessments administers real property tax values under a 2012 base-year regime rather than rolling annual market reassessments. Property appeals are adjudicated through the independent Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review (BPAAR), with decisions frequently influenced by changes to the state-mandated Common Level Ratio.
Parcels are subject to overlapping jurisdictions across 130 municipalities and 43 school districts, along with special authority fees such as the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for wastewater management.
Property insurance rates across Allegheny County remain generally stable and below coastal state averages, though policyholders near river corridors face rising FEMA flood insurance rates under Risk Rating 2.0.
- Kennywood4.38.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh4.60.1 mi
- Dave & Buster's Pittsburgh - Homestead4.25.6 mi
- Dave & Buster's Pittsburgh - North Hills4.27.3 mi
- Sandcastle Water Park4.15.4 mi
- PNC Park4.80.2 mi
- PPG Paints Arena4.71.1 mi
- Acrisure Stadium4.70.4 mi
- Kennywood4.38.7 mi
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens4.83.2 mi
- Sri Venkateswara Temple4.810.7 mi
- PNC Park4.80.2 mi
- Kennywood4.38.7 mi
- Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium4.55.3 mi
- Rivers Casino40.8 mi
- Kennywood4.38.7 mi
- Kamin Science Center4.40.5 mi
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History4.83.1 mi
- The Andy Warhol Museum4.60.4 mi
- Duquesne Incline4.70.6 mi
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens4.83.2 mi
- Point State Park4.70.2 mi
- Pittsburgh Botanic Garden4.68.8 mi
- Schenley Park4.73.6 mi
- Frick Park4.85.6 mi
- Fox Chapel Yacht Club4.57.7 mi
- Sharpsburg Islands Marina4.55.3 mi
- Washington's Landing Marina4.62.1 mi
- McKee's Point Marina4.39.9 mi
- Aspinwall Marina4.66.3 mi
- Topgolf Pittsburgh4.48.1 mi
- Quicksilver Golf Club4.515.2 mi
- Puttery4.81 mi
- Lindenwood Golf Club4.315.1 mi
- Butler's Golf Course4.116 mi
- Ross Park Mall4.46.8 mi
- South Hills Village4.47.5 mi
- Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh4.519.1 mi
- The Mall at Robinson4.37.9 mi
- Monroeville Mall411.3 mi
- Pittsburgh International Airport4.312.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers in downtown Pittsburgh, featuring an iconic 150-foot fountain, historical Fort Pitt Museum, and open recreation grounds.
A 3,075-acre regional amenity in the northern suburbs offering a 65-acre lake, golf course, extensive hiking/biking trails, swimming complex, and nature center.
Iconic riverfront stadiums on the North Shore hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers, anchoring the city's sports entertainment core.
Major cultural institutions including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum.
Retrieved from US Census Bureau Profile and ACS 2024 1-year estimates tables DP02, DP03, S1501, S1901, and B25002.
applies when — Residential dwellings built before 1978.
Mandatory disclosure of known lead-based paint hazards.
Federal mandate incorporated into state disclosure expectations
Municipalities may enact zoning, subdivision, and land development ordinances.
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq.)
applies when — Communities with >12 units created after Feb 3, 1997.
Governed by the Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA) regarding assessments, common elements, and association powers.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 5101-5414
Borrowers may cure default up to one hour before the foreclosure auction by paying all past-due amounts, fees, and costs.
Act 6 and Act 91
Lenders must file a lawsuit and obtain a court judgment to foreclose; non-judicial or power-of-sale is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 1141-1150
applies when — Owner-occupied primary residences.
Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county.
Taxpayer Relief Act (Act 1 of 2006)
Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
Pennsylvania Constitution Art. VIII
applies when — Applies to transfers of 1–4 unit residential properties.
Sellers must provide a written statement disclosing known material defects before the agreement of sale is signed.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 7301-7315
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.