A typical Burrell home is worth roughly $165,000
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Burrell?
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A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020
Renters already here pay a median of $867, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Armstrong County, 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.
What it takes to buy in Burrell
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That covers a typical Burrell home, with $123K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month here, $20 less than owning.
How Burrell ranks on affordability →
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.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Burrell in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Burrell has permitted 4 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Burrell's population fell by 33 even though 15 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $145,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $702,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $237,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $441,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $901,000 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
85% of Burrell households own their home
Half of Burrell’s homes were built before 1976.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Burrell vs. its neighbors
Burrell is the 3rd priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrell | $165K* | — | $1,020 | 1 | $53,625 |
| Bethel | $144K* | — | $1,010 | 0 | $59,205 |
| Kittanning | $231K* | +4%† | $1,010 | 4 | $78,750 |
| Kiskiminetas | $179K* | +4.7%† | $1,080 | 1 | $64,896 |
| South Bend | $161K* | — | $990 | 0 | $79,583 |
| Parks | $128K* | — | $1,000 | 1 | $66,944 |
| Plumcreek | $161K* | — | $1,040 | 0 | $87,606 |
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.
On the market in Burrell
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Neighbors talk housing
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.