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Housing in Bakerstown

A typical Bakerstown home is worth about $494,000

Up 7.7% in a year, 70% above the Pennsylvania typical home.

Typical home value
$494K
▲ 7.7% in a year · PA $290K
Zillow
Median sale price
$360K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
3
in May · 6 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,330
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$7,432
PA $3,311

Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Bakerstown?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$600,000
Typical Bakerstown home $494K

That covers a typical Bakerstown home, with $106K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$3,150
Loan $2,440Tax $560Insurance $140

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,330 a month here, $1,820 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bakerstown’s typical property tax (1.37% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Up 26.4% in five years

Faster than Pennsylvania (22.3%).

BakerstownPennsylvania
$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K20182020202220242026
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JanuaryBakerstownPennsylvania
2017$303,000$173,000
2018$313,000$181,000
2019$324,000$188,000
2020$336,000$198,000
2021$361,000$219,000
2022$395,000$240,000
2023$416,000$257,000
2024$430,000$268,000
2025$449,000$280,000
2026$475,000$287,000
August 2026$494,000$290,000
Then & now

A typical Bakerstown home worth $301K in September 2016 is worth about $494K today.

+$193K
+7.7%
past year
+26.4%
past 5 years
+64%
since 2016

Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,330

Renters already here pay a median of $2,523.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,020
1 bedroom$1,100
2 bedrooms$1,330
3 bedrooms$1,700
4 bedrooms$1,830
24%
of households rent · PA 31%
167
renter households
66%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
10%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$2,523
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

76% of Bakerstown households own their home

Half of Bakerstown’s homes were built before 1991.

Owners and renters
Own 76%Rent 24%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1991
typical home built · PA 1965
$7,432
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.37%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Bakerstown vs. its neighbors

Bakerstown is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Bakerstown$494K+7.7%$1,330—$164,330
Richland$362K*+3.6%†$1,37049$118,333
West Deer$244K*+1.3%†$1,240100$94,820

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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