Pittsburgh housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Pittsburgh home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at $234,620. This was 0.9% lower than one year before and 1.0% below the $236,953 peak reached in February 2025.
- Value of a typical home
- $234,620September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- 0.9% lower since September 2025.
Pittsburgh home prices since 2000
Pittsburgh appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. The typical Pittsburgh home increased from $76,811 in January 2000 to $234,620, or ×3.05. The US rose ×2.99 over the same period.
Median home prices in Pittsburgh by year
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly values, except for 2026, which shows only the latest month.
| Year | Pittsburgh | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $77,960 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $81,225 | +4.2% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $85,642 | +5.4% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $89,723 | +4.8% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $92,338 | +2.9% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $95,349 | +3.3% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $98,760 | +3.6% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $101,694 | +3.0% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $105,541 | +3.8% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $104,285 | −1.2% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $110,295 | +5.8% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $107,938 | −2.1% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $108,121 | +0.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $112,868 | +4.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $119,146 | +5.6% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $127,744 | +7.2% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $138,720 | +8.6% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $149,672 | +7.9% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $163,865 | +9.5% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $173,144 | +5.7% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $183,838 | +6.2% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $209,672 | +14.1% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $221,731 | +5.8% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $223,458 | +0.8% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $234,136 | +4.8% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $236,482 | +1.0% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $234,620 | −0.9% | $366,157 |
Current value of Pittsburgh homes bought in any year
This index-based estimate covers a typical home and does not provide an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values. The current value shown is from September 2026. Other choices include: home appreciation calculator.
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Pittsburgh housing market forecast
Zillow's forecast calls for 1.2% growth in the Pittsburgh, PA metro over the 12 months from September 2026. It also predicts 1.0% growth over the next three months. Based on Pittsburgh's typical value of $234,620, the projection would place the value near $237,400 after a year.
This repeats Zillow's central forecast for the metro. The site does not publish a forecast of its own. Forecasts of this kind for a 12-month period have usually differed from the actual change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
Find forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Pittsburgh housing market crash risk score
Moderate: 27 out of 100
Against the 292 cities, the score ranks Pittsburgh based on five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities. All five scores then have equal weight in the average. It shows current conditions and does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −16.1% | 23 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −18.2% | 11 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 12.5 | 9 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 3.5 | 14 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −0.9% | 77 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs receive their scores: methodology. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Pittsburgh inventory and days on market
For September 2026 the Pittsburgh, PA metro listed 6,539 homes for sale, +15.6% from a year earlier and −16.1% compared with the same month in 2019. Homes sold after a median of 54 days on the market (−18.2% against 2019), while 22.2% of listings received a price cut.
| Pittsburgh, PA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 6,539 | +15.6% |
| New listings | 2,660 | |
| Median days on market | 54 | +3.9% |
| Median list price | $245,000 | −3.9% |
| Share with a price cut | 22.2% |
Realtor.com® Economic Research, metro inventory. Data from Realtor.com. For every metro, see days on market by city.
Pittsburgh cost of living
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places Pittsburgh's typical monthly asking rent at $1,569, with a yearly change of +3.8%. At that rent level, a typical home costs 12.5 years of rent. Median household income stands at $66,954 (Census ACS 2024), so a typical home costs 3.5 times one year's income. BEA gives the metro a price level of 94.7 compared with a US average of 100, and a housing cost level of 72.0.
Required salary, rent, and prices for moving there: cost of living in Pittsburgh.
Other Pennsylvania housing markets
- Philadelphia housing market $231,584.
- Allentown housing market $315,694.
- Erie housing market $204,067.
- Scranton housing market $202,099.
- Harrisburg housing market $263,909.
Statewide: Pennsylvania housing market.
How to read this chart
Each plotted point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Pittsburgh: the dollar value for that month of a typical home in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted. The slider month has a hollow dot, while the most recent month has a terracotta dot. An index follows the typical home, not one particular house, and the figures are not adjusted for inflation. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to work out one home's value from its sale price.