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Median Home Price in Pittsburgh, PA

The median home value in Pittsburgh, PA is $240,989 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.01% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$240,989

Year-over-Year

-1.01%

Population

317,177

Pittsburgh ranks #82 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 7.0% below the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Allegheny County, where the county-wide median is $242,847.

Housing affordability in Pittsburgh

Median household income in Pittsburgh is $65,742, so the typical home value is about 3.7× 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 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh police recorded a violent crime rate of 427 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,280 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 Pittsburgh

What is the average home price in Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, that value is $240,989. That's down 1.01% from a year earlier. It is about 7.0% below the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.

Is Pittsburgh expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Pittsburgh are cheaper than Allegheny County as a whole, where the median is $242,847 — a difference of about 0.8%.

Is Pittsburgh affordable?

Median household income here is $65,742, so the typical home value is about 3.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Pittsburgh a safe place to live?

Pittsburgh police reported 427 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 317,177. 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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