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Median Home Price in Monessen, PA

The median home value in Monessen, PA is $87,144 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.2% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$87,144

Year-over-Year

-1.2%

Population

6,678

Monessen ranks #148 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 66.4% below the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Westmoreland County, where the county-wide median is $216,792.

Housing affordability in Monessen

Median household income in Monessen is $52,889, so the typical home value is about 1.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Monessen

Monessen police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,063 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,007 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Monessen

What is the average home price in Monessen, PA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Monessen, that value is $87,144. That's down 1.2% from a year earlier. It is about 66.4% below the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.

Is Monessen expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Monessen are cheaper than Westmoreland County as a whole, where the median is $216,792 — a difference of about 59.8%.

Is Monessen affordable?

Median household income here is $52,889, so the typical home value is about 1.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Monessen a safe place to live?

Monessen police reported 1,063 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,678. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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