Housing in Redstone

A typical Redstone home is worth roughly $91,000

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Typical home value

$91K

PA $290K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,220

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,255

PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Redstone?

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

Your money goes further69% below the Pennsylvania typical home.Low tax bills#26 of 1,057 in PA for the lowest property tax bills.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1938, and 4 houses are on the National Register.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.5 years of income

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

You could afford about

$219,000

Typical Redstone home $91K

That covers a typical Redstone home, with $128K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$580

Loan $450Tax $100Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220 a month here, $640 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Luzerne$129K Jefferson$246K Menallen$161K Republic$53K Allison$97K Franklin$124K Brownsville$79K

How Redstone ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Redstone’s typical property tax (1.38% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

4 of Redstone’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Redstone’s homes were built before 1938.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 72%Rent 28%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1938

typical home built · PA 1965

$1,255

median property tax bill · PA $3,311

1.38%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Redstone

Peter Colley Tavern and BarnListed 1973

Hugh Laughlin HouseListed 1987

Johnson-Hatfield TavernListed 1995

Wallace-Baily TavernListed 1995

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220

Renters already here pay a median of $1,065, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$940

1 bedroom$1,010

2 bedrooms$1,220

3 bedrooms$1,560

4 bedrooms$1,680

28%

of households rent · PA 31%

522

renter households

49%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%

24%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,065

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.

Next door

Redstone vs. its neighbors

Redstone is the 3rd least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Jefferson$246K Menallen$161K Luzerne$129K Franklin$124K Allison$97K Redstone$91K Brownsville$79K Republic$53K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Redstone	$91K*	—	$1,220	—	$59,954
Luzerne	$129K*	—	$1,020	—	$57,827
Jefferson	$246K*	—	$1,060	—	$74,844
Menallen	$161K*	+5.2%†	$1,080	4	$64,013
Republic	$53K	−8%	$1,110	—	$59,866
Allison	$97K*	—	$1,070	—	—
Franklin	$124K*	—	$1,250	—	$57,250
Brownsville	$79K*	—	$980	—	$48,125

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. 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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.