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Burgettstown, PA housing market

The typical Burgettstown home is worth about $198,000, up 3.4% in a year, 32% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how Burgettstown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Burgettstown at a glance

Typical home value
$198K
▲ 3.4% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$166K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in May · 7 for sale

Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

BurgettstownPennsylvania
$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K 20182020202220242026 Burgettstown $198K Pennsylvania $290K
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JanuaryBurgettstownPennsylvania
2017$137,000$173,000
2018$143,000$181,000
2019$144,000$188,000
2020$148,000$198,000
2021$161,000$219,000
2022$165,000$240,000
2023$176,000$257,000
2024$183,000$268,000
2025$190,000$280,000
2026$194,000$287,000
August 2026$198,000$290,000
New construction

6 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 6 new homes in Burgettstown in 2025: 1 single-family house and 5 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $1.1 million to build. That's 4.2 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Burgettstown has permitted 12 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
6
6 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Per 1,000 residents
4.2
Pennsylvania: 2
Single-family
17%
5 in 1 apartment building
Single-familyTwo or more homes per building2026 so far
0246 2000: 2 homes 2000 2001: 0 homes 2002: 2 homes 2003: 1 home 2004: 0 homes 2005: 2 homes 2005 2006: 0 homes 2007: 0 homes 2008: 0 homes 2009: 0 homes 2010: 0 homes 2010 2011: 0 homes 2012: 0 homes 2013: 0 homes 2014: 0 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 0 homes 2017: 0 homes 2018: 0 homes 2019: 0 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 0 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 6 homes (1 single-family, 5 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2025: 6 homes (1 single-family, 5 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents+37
New homes0

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Burgettstown gained 37 residents with no new homes permitted, so the growth came from existing homes. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025615$1.1 million
2024615$1.1 million
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005220$250,000
2004000—
2003110$97,000
2002220$195,000
2001000—
2000220$231,000

Burgettstown's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Affordability

3.8 years of income

The typical Burgettstown home costs about 3.8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Pennsylvania (3.7).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
59.6%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$1,655
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$823
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1938
Pennsylvania: 1965

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Burgettstown is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Burgettstown pay a median of $823, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$930
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,120
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,430
a month, with utilities
Share of income
26%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $860 · 4 bedrooms $1,540

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (15021; Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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