A typical Upper Burrell home is worth roughly $270,000
Home prices around Upper Burrell have risen about 50% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Upper Burrell?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Upper Burrell rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 8.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Upper Burrell home at roughly $270,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $270K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Upper Burrell, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
1 of Upper Burrell’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Upper Burrell’s homes were built before 1975.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
A typical home costs 3 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Upper Burrell home, with $55K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110 a month here, $620 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Upper Burrell’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.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110
Renters already here pay a median of $749, 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 (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.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Upper Burrell in 2025. That's 0.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Upper Burrell has permitted 14 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Upper Burrell's population fell by 162 even though 18 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) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $320,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $320,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $530,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $800,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $441,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $424,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $676,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $107,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $322,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $429,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $429,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $429,000 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $751,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $215,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $429,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $430,000 |
Upper Burrell'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.
Upper Burrell vs. its neighbors
Upper Burrell is the 2nd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Burrell | $270K* | +8.2%† | $1,110 | 1 | $89,229 |
| Murrysville | $369K | +5.9% | $1,590 | 22 | $121,823 |
| Allegheny | $232K* | +1%† | $1,080 | 17 | $79,894 |
| Plum | $228K* | +5.1%† | $1,300 | 53 | $98,705 |
| Washington | $236K* | +4.7%† | $1,260 | 16 | $83,587 |
| Lower Burrell | $214K | +2.8% | $1,110 | 7 | $84,602 |
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.