The North Hills has many ZIP codes with $300K+ homes, but the highest in metro isn't there
When it comes to the largest concentrations of high-end homes, look to the North Hills. But for the tippy-top most expensive median prices, look to the south.
Among the 16 ZIP codes that had median home values topping $300,000 in the Pittsburgh metro, seven of them were in the northern tier of the Pittsburgh metro — from Cranberry, Mars, Wexford and Gibsonia to Sewickley and Fox Chapel. The highest-priced area in the North Hills was Mars/Seven Fields (16046), which just topped $400,000 at $402,200.
But for the priciest place to look for real estate: Say “Presto” — ZIP Code 15142 that is.
The small hamlet in between Bridgeville and Oakdale has fewer than 1,400 people and only 786 homes. But the average value of an owner-occupied home in the 15142 ZIP code is almost $590,000, $145,000 more than the next highest-priced community. That would be nearby Venetia (15367), just to the south of Upper St. Clair (15241) and Bethel Park (15102). Venetia’s median home value was about $442,000 with a population of about 9,500.
Three of the communities topping $300,000 were in the City of Pittsburgh, including Nos. 3 and 4 — the Central Business District (15222) and 15232 (Shadyside and Friendship), each among the five areas topping $400,000 for median home values.
Out of 257 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which are geographic areas roughly equivalent to the Postal Codes, 32 were between $200,000 and $300,000 for median home values, 75 were between $150,000 and $200,000, 85 were between $100,000 and $150,000 and 47 came in below $100,000 for median home values, according to the most recent U.S. Census data, estimates for 2021.
Among the lowest were Braddock (15104), at just less than $48,000 and Duquesne (15110), Wilmerding (15148) and McKeesport (15132) in the low $50,000s.
Here is a map showing the communities by median home value. Hover mouse over a region to see the median home value:
And here are the larger communities with more than 25,000 people in the region, listed by median home value.
- 15090 Wexford, $365,500 median home value
- 15217 Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill), $352,500
- 16066 Cranberry, $327,700
- 15044 Gibsonia, $306,000
- 15317 Canonsburg, $271,800
- 15101 Allison Park, $252,800
- 15237 Pittsburgh (Ross, McCandless), $250,600
- 15206 Pittsburgh (Highland Park, Morningside, Stanton Heights, East Liberty, Larimer, Shadyside, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Friendship), $248,700
- 15108 Coraopolis, $215,800
- 15102 Bethel Park, $215,100
- 15213 Pittsburgh (Oakland), $197,500
- 15642 Irwin, $193,700
- 15236 Pittsburgh (Baldwin), $178,000
- 15601 Greensburg, $171,300
- 15301 Washington, $167,000
- 16001 Butler, $163,800
- 15146 Monroeville, $161,500
- 15010 Beaver Falls, $159,700
- 15650 Latrobe, $154,500
- 15001 Aliquippa, $154,200
- 15068 New Kensington, $139,600
- 15227 Pittsburgh (Baldwin), $138,300
- 15212 Pittsburgh (Brighton Heights, North Side, Marshall-Shadeland, Allegheny West, California-Kirkbride, North Shore, East Allegheny, Troy Hill, Spring Hill-Spring Garden), $118,700
- 15221 Pittsburgh (Homewood, East Hills, Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square), $116,600
- 15401 Uniontown, $114,500
- 15235 Pittsburgh (Baldwin, Whitehall), $105,800
- 16101 New Castle, $95,700
- 15210 Pittsburgh (Carrick, Bon Air, Belzhoover, Knoxville, Allentown, Mt. Oliver, St. Clair, South Side Slopes), $72,800
Earlier, we took a look at communities by median household income.
