Housing & affordability in Plum
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C+
65/100
6th of 21
6th of 21
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$227,600
Pittsburgh $215,00040% · scores 53
Median rent vs metro$1,177/mo
Pittsburgh $1,053/mo30% · scores 58
Ownership rate81%
Pittsburgh 71%15% · scores 83
Households spending >30% of income on housing18%
Pittsburgh 25%15% · scores 89
Context, not scored
Median year built · Pittsburgh 19601972
Houses rather than flats · Pittsburgh 76%88%
Households with children · Pittsburgh 24%30%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Pittsburgh reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Pittsburgh suburbs for housing
All 21 ranked, Plum highlighted1Franklin ParkA+$485,6002MurrysvilleA−$342,1003Jefferson HillsB$315,9004Allison ParkB$346,9005Bethel ParkB−$273,4006PlumC+$227,6007Carnot-MoonC$264,2008Lower BurrellC$198,6009BaldwinC−$208,40010MonroevilleC−$209,80011WhitehallC−$236,20012PittsburghD$205,80013West MifflinD$151,60014GreensburgD−$184,10015MunhallF$132,10016New KensingtonF$142,00017WashingtonF$128,20018WilkinsburgF$155,50019ButlerF$108,10020McKeesportF$72,70021New CastleF$77,400
Better than Plum on housing & affordability
Plum grades C+ on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Franklin Park19 mi from PlumA+ 71 B− Murrysville6 mi from PlumA− 68 B− Jefferson Hills17 mi from PlumB 63 C+ Allison Park12 mi from PlumB 71 B− Bethel Park20 mi from PlumB− 73 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24