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Allegheny County

Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA metro area · 1,225,035 residents (2025 est.)

FHFA annual index 1975–2025Developmental county indexPermits through August 2026
FHFA house price index for Allegheny County, 1975 to 2025, with the national index rebased to the same start and NBER recessions shadedRecession 1973–75Recession 1980Recession 1981–82Recession 1990–91Recession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 202005001,0001,50019801990200020102020United States2025: 802
Allegheny County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession

FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. FHFA describes its county indexes as developmental and subject to revision. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA area), has an FHFA house price index from 1975. Through 2025 it has risen +702.4%, from 100 to 802.

Over the ten years to 2025 the index rose +76.3% (+5.8% a year), close to Pennsylvania at +76.8% and below the national +85.0%. The Pittsburgh, PA area rose +71.4%. The latest one-year change is +3.2%.

The strongest decade was the 1980s (+44.5%); the weakest the 2000s (+31.0%).

Builders were authorised for 3,232 housing units in the county in the 12 months to August 2026 (+12.1% on the previous 12 months), 2.6 units per 1,000 residents; 37% were single-family houses. Since 1995 the county has authorised 69,657 units, most in 2023.

+3.2%1 year, 2024–2025Pennsylvania +4.7%
+40.0%5 yearsUS +47.0%
+76.3%10 years+5.8% a year annualised
+159.8%since 2000US +158.3%
3,232units permitted, 12 months2.6 per 1,000 residents

Same span, four levels

Change in the FHFA indexAllegheny CountyPittsburgh areaPennsylvaniaUnited States
1 year (2024–2025)+3.2%+3.9%+4.7%+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)+40.0%+40.4%+48.0%+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)+76.3%+71.4%+76.8%+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)+110.7%+99.1%+83.6%+79.1%
Since 2000+159.8%+144.6%+164.2%+158.3%
Since 1975+702.4%+660.1%+758.6%+960.7%
10-year annualised+5.8%+5.5%+5.9%+6.3%
20-year annualised+3.8%+3.5%+3.1%+3.0%

All columns are FHFA annual all-transactions indexes over the same years.

Decade by decade

DecadeChangeUnited States
1980s (1980–1990)+44.5%+68.2%
1990s (1990–2000)+34.6%+33.9%
2000s (2000–2010)+31.0%+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)+41.6%+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)+40.0%+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1975 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1975 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

No decline of 5% or more from a peak appears in the annual index for this area.

Building permits

Housing units authorised by building permits in Allegheny County, by month over the latest five years and by year since 1995.

Housing units authorised in Allegheny County by month, latest 12 months0200400Sep 2025: 212 units (111 single-family, 101 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 227 units (120 single-family, 107 in multi-unit buildings)Oct 2025Nov 2025: 175 units (83 single-family, 92 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025Dec 2025: 327 units (97 single-family, 230 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025Jan 2026: 235 units (94 single-family, 141 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026Feb 2026: 229 units (76 single-family, 153 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026Mar 2026: 225 units (122 single-family, 103 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026Apr 2026: 284 units (91 single-family, 193 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026May 2026: 286 units (101 single-family, 185 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026Jun 2026: 376 units (122 single-family, 254 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026Jul 2026: 370 units (104 single-family, 266 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026Aug 2026: 286 units (90 single-family, 196 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026

Housing units authorised in Allegheny County by month, latest 12 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Allegheny County by month, latest 60 months0200400600Sep 2021: 0 units (0 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2021Oct 2021: 0 units (0 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2021: 0 units (0 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2021: 0 units (0 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2022: 168 units (122 single-family, 46 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2022: 149 units (101 single-family, 48 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2022: 201 units (123 single-family, 78 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2022: 183 units (120 single-family, 63 in multi-unit buildings)May 2022: 172 units (126 single-family, 46 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2022: 172 units (91 single-family, 81 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2022: 170 units (108 single-family, 62 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2022: 142 units (95 single-family, 47 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2022: 109 units (74 single-family, 35 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2022Oct 2022: 112 units (82 single-family, 30 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2022: 103 units (58 single-family, 45 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2022: 107 units (54 single-family, 53 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2023: 106 units (77 single-family, 29 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2023: 107 units (77 single-family, 30 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2023: 148 units (94 single-family, 54 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2023: 181 units (92 single-family, 89 in multi-unit buildings)May 2023: 309 units (154 single-family, 155 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2023: 240 units (136 single-family, 104 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2023: 210 units (106 single-family, 104 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2023: 232 units (104 single-family, 128 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2023: 487 units (92 single-family, 395 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2023Oct 2023: 225 units (97 single-family, 128 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2023: 139 units (77 single-family, 62 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2023: 193 units (87 single-family, 106 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2024: 265 units (111 single-family, 154 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2024: 331 units (92 single-family, 239 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2024: 287 units (100 single-family, 187 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2024: 286 units (126 single-family, 160 in multi-unit buildings)May 2024: 254 units (131 single-family, 123 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2024: 367 units (110 single-family, 257 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2024: 303 units (121 single-family, 182 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2024: 347 units (127 single-family, 220 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2024: 242 units (122 single-family, 120 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2024Oct 2024: 258 units (118 single-family, 140 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2024: 311 units (107 single-family, 204 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2024: 347 units (90 single-family, 257 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2025: 251 units (116 single-family, 135 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2025: 187 units (110 single-family, 77 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2025: 257 units (141 single-family, 116 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2025: 235 units (137 single-family, 98 in multi-unit buildings)May 2025: 208 units (125 single-family, 83 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2025: 209 units (117 single-family, 92 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2025: 205 units (115 single-family, 90 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2025: 173 units (93 single-family, 80 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025: 212 units (111 single-family, 101 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 227 units (120 single-family, 107 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025: 175 units (83 single-family, 92 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025: 327 units (97 single-family, 230 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026: 235 units (94 single-family, 141 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026: 229 units (76 single-family, 153 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026: 225 units (122 single-family, 103 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026: 284 units (91 single-family, 193 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026: 286 units (101 single-family, 185 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026: 376 units (122 single-family, 254 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026: 370 units (104 single-family, 266 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026: 286 units (90 single-family, 196 in multi-unit buildings)

Housing units authorised in Allegheny County by month, latest 60 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings

Housing units authorised in Allegheny County by year, 1995–202502,0004,0001995: 1,604 units (1,604 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 1,605 units (1,605 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 1,563 units (1,563 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 1,632 units (1,632 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 3,215 units (1,853 single-family, 1,362 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,706 units (1,865 single-family, 841 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,911 units (1,708 single-family, 1,203 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,241 units (1,927 single-family, 1,314 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 2,451 units (1,924 single-family, 527 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 2,511 units (1,866 single-family, 645 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 2,004 units (1,594 single-family, 410 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 2,096 units (1,738 single-family, 358 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 1,792 units (1,565 single-family, 227 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 1,461 units (1,285 single-family, 176 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 1,256 units (1,052 single-family, 204 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 1,424 units (1,407 single-family, 17 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 1,300 units (1,196 single-family, 104 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 1,500 units (1,274 single-family, 226 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 1,803 units (1,423 single-family, 380 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 2,343 units (1,352 single-family, 991 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 2,957 units (1,349 single-family, 1,608 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 2,325 units (1,320 single-family, 1,005 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 1,990 units (1,226 single-family, 764 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 2,222 units (1,341 single-family, 881 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 1,959 units (1,097 single-family, 862 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 1,974 units (1,330 single-family, 644 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 2,263 units (1,407 single-family, 856 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,406 units (1,158 single-family, 2,248 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 3,953 units (1,333 single-family, 2,620 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,999 units (1,356 single-family, 1,643 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 3,191 units (1,260 single-family, 1,931 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Allegheny County by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings

Permits, 12 months to August 2026Allegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Housing units authorised3,23225,8481,418,086
Units per 1,000 residents2.62.04.1
Single-family share37%57%63%
Change on previous 12 months+12.1%+3.5%−0.1%
Units authorised since 199569,657976,48943,082,761

Population is the Census Bureau's vintage 2025 estimate. Permits authorise construction; they are not completions.

ZIP codes in Allegheny County

Ranked by ten-year change in the FHFA ZIP index. Where a ZIP's index ends before 2025, its spans end in that year.

ZIP1 year10 yearsSince 2000Index throughYears
15045—+138.4%—202514
15201+3.0%+113.1%+547.6%202540
15122+4.7%+111.4%+150.4%202541
15233+16.0%+110.4%—202518
15213+8.0%+107.6%+278.9%202539
15132+10.5%+104.7%+120.8%202533
15147+0.3%+100.9%+153.9%202547
15212+0.4%+99.8%+231.2%202541
15056−5.6%+99.7%—202521
15224−3.8%+99.0%+409.2%202539
15139+12.1%+97.5%+208.5%202540
15202+4.6%+95.7%+179.2%202545
15223−2.3%+95.6%+153.1%202540
15214+7.7%+95.3%+192.0%202541
15226+0.4%+95.3%+193.2%202541
15210+10.8%+94.9%+127.9%202540
15204+7.0%+94.0%+141.8%202540
15120−5.4%+92.8%+138.3%202540
15235+2.8%+92.2%+130.5%202550
15216+2.9%+92.1%+208.2%202547
15218+5.6%+88.4%+210.1%202547
15209−0.8%+87.6%+175.6%202546
15133+1.7%+85.8%+102.3%202527
15220+4.6%+85.4%+153.3%202547
15035—+85.3%—202410
15206+4.0%+85.3%+305.0%202547
15207+11.7%+84.4%+218.0%202540
15017+2.1%+84.1%+165.2%202545
15211+3.8%+84.0%+266.9%202540
15136+12.2%+83.8%+138.2%202547
15143+9.0%+82.6%+177.7%202547
15208+4.7%+82.1%+228.2%202541
15015—+80.8%+200.1%202532
15234+5.1%+80.8%+159.5%202546
15227−0.2%+80.4%+143.7%202547
15229+5.1%+78.0%+158.9%202547
15135+6.0%+77.0%+118.3%202540
15205+5.8%+77.0%+154.7%202547
15101+6.5%+76.8%+166.9%202549
15116+2.7%+75.9%+158.6%202547
15221−1.6%+75.7%+157.6%202547
15146+0.5%+74.9%+123.6%202550
15236+3.0%+74.5%+149.3%202551
15215+10.4%+74.2%+162.1%202547
15217+5.5%+74.1%+219.4%202550
15044+4.3%+73.2%+160.3%202547
15065+5.0%+72.4%+122.7%202540
15025+1.4%+71.8%+131.2%202540
15071+0.2%+70.8%+139.8%202540
15106−3.3%+70.8%+139.7%202547
15238+4.3%+70.7%+143.0%202547
15144+7.3%+70.6%+110.6%202539
15037−2.0%+70.5%+104.6%202540
15108+2.6%+70.3%+141.1%202550
15237+3.0%+70.2%+159.6%202550
15102+5.5%+69.9%+142.1%202551
15232+4.1%+68.5%+224.8%202540
15239+3.2%+68.3%+135.7%202550
15243+3.0%+68.2%+152.1%202547
15014+9.6%+68.1%—202522
15228−1.1%+66.5%+163.8%202549
15090+7.1%+66.3%+151.2%202547
15129+1.6%+64.3%+139.5%202548
15137−9.1%+61.7%+69.2%202540
15241+1.4%+61.6%+143.2%202551
15084−2.9%+61.5%+118.9%202528
15131−7.3%+60.9%+103.4%202540
15145−14.5%+60.6%+113.8%202539
15024−1.6%+59.3%+125.1%202535
15046+3.7%+51.9%—202524
15126−10.5%+46.0%+106.3%202540
15203+2.1%+44.3%+219.3%202531
15140—+32.2%—202111

Cities and permit-issuing places in Allegheny County

Housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026; places with at least 12 units in the year, or in the year before.

PlaceUnits, 12 monthsPer 1,000 residentsSingle-family
Pittsburgh2,0586.77%
North Fayette township140—100%
Moon township99—92%
Robinson township96—100%
West Deer township94—100%
Marshall township80—100%
Municipality of Monroeville borough802.90%
Collier township69—100%
Findlay township65—100%
Rankin borough4422.3100%
Franklin Park borough432.9100%
Jefferson Hills borough423.488%
South Fayette township42—100%
Richland township40—100%
Indiana township37—100%
Plum borough271.0100%
South Park township25—100%
Ross township23—78%
OHara township17—100%
Hampton township15—100%
McCandless township11—100%
Pine township9—100%
Kennedy township1—100%
Penn Hills municipality00.0—

Questions and answers

How much have home values in Allegheny County risen over 10 years?

The FHFA index for Allegheny County rose +76.3% from 2015 to 2025, about +5.8% a year. Over 20 years: +110.7%; since 2000: +159.8%.

How does Allegheny County compare with Pennsylvania and the United States?

Over the ten years to 2025: Allegheny County +76.3%, Pennsylvania +76.8%, United States +85.0%, Pittsburgh, PA +71.4%.

What happened to Allegheny County prices in 2008?

The county index shows no decline of 5% or more from a 2005–2008 peak. The Pennsylvania index fell −10.4% over 2007–2012.

How many homes are being built in Allegheny County?

3,232 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026 (1,211 single-family, 1,999 in buildings of five or more units), or 2.6 per 1,000 residents against 2.0 for Pennsylvania.

Where does this data come from?

The index is FHFA's annual county house price index (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, with values through 2025. Permits are from the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey through August 2026; population is the Census Bureau's vintage 2025 estimate.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for counties (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, values 1975–2025; metro, state and national comparisons from FHFA's annual indexes in the same release. Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, county and place files, through August 2026. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. ZIP assignment: 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file. Public domain throughout. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets · Building Permits Survey.