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Housing in Bulger

A typical Bulger home is worth about $258,000

Up 7.4% in a year, 11% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

Typical home value
$258K
▲ 7.4% in a year · PA $290K
Zillow
2-bedroom rent
$990
a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Bulger?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home values since 2024

Typical home value by month.

BulgerPennsylvania
$225K$250K$275K$300K20242026
Show as a table
JanuaryBulgerPennsylvania
2024$232,000$268,000
2025$244,000$280,000
2026$249,000$287,000
August 2026$258,000$290,000
Then & now

A typical Bulger home worth $232K in January 2024 is worth about $258K today.

+$26K
+7.4%
past year
+11.3%
since 2024

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

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Bulger

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$288,000
Typical Bulger home $258K

That covers a typical Bulger home, with $30K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,630
Loan $1,280Tax $280Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $640 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, the Pennsylvania typical property tax (1.30% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760
1 bedroom$820
2 bedrooms$990
3 bedrooms$1,270
4 bedrooms$1,360

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.

Next door

Bulger vs. its neighbors

Bulger is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Bulger$258K+7.4%$990——
Smith$176K*+10.5%†$1,0906$73,452
Robinson$209K*—$1,0700$82,700
Joffre$151K+13%$1,020——

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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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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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