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City · 8,399 residents · Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hills , Pennsylvania

In Pleasant Hills, a typical home is worth $244,800 and typical rent is $1,151 a month. Compared with all of Allegheny County, typical household income is 30% higher, the typical home value is 8% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 17 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $244,800

    8% above the county

    4% below Pennsylvania

    • Pleasant Hills
    • Allegheny
    • Pennsylvania

  • Typical rent

    $1,151a month

    About the same as the county

    5% below Pennsylvania

    • Pleasant Hills
    • Allegheny
    • Pennsylvania

  • Typical household income

    $102,167a year

    30% above the county

    31% above Pennsylvania

    • Pleasant Hills
    • Allegheny
    • Pennsylvania

  • Households that own their home

    82%

    17 points above the county

    13 points above Pennsylvania

    • Pleasant Hills
    • Allegheny
    • Pennsylvania

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$268,711
1.2% more than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZHVI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Pleasant Hills is in Allegheny County. The FHA loan limit ($541,287 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Allegheny County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Pleasant Hills apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Nearby, in Brentwood, the typical home value is $148,400: 39% less than in Pleasant Hills ($244,800).

  2. Nearby, in West Mifflin, the typical rent is $780: 32% less than in Pleasant Hills ($1,151).

  3. 82% of households in Pleasant Hills own their home, against 65% in Allegheny County.

  4. The typical household income in Pleasant Hills is $102,167, 30% more than in Allegheny County as a whole ($78,548).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Pleasant Hills

What homes there are in Pleasant Hills, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

Detached houses, standing on their own, make up 80% of homes here, against 62% in Allegheny County.

Year built

By age, homes in Pleasant Hills look like those in Allegheny County: the typical year built is 1958.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$1,719 a month

Allegheny County: $1,685 a month

Without a mortgage

$758 a month

Allegheny County: $654 a month

Owners with a mortgage

57%

Allegheny County: 58%

In Pleasant Hills, 57% of owners have a mortgage; their typical cost is $1,719 a month, about the same as in Allegheny County.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, home values in Pleasant Hills rose at about the same pace as in Allegheny County: 47% against 47%.

The typical rent in Pleasant Hills stayed about the same over that time: the difference is within the Census margin of error.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasurePleasant HillsAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate6.8%4.9%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.9%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate1.0%1.6%3.4%
People per household 2.392.202.392.53
Drive alone 63%62%68%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate6%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate5%4%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate4%4%3%
Work from home 23%21%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate1%1%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Households in Pleasant Hills are bigger: 2.39 people on average; in Allegheny County, 2.20.

To get to work, 63% of workers in Pleasant Hills drive alone; in Allegheny County, 62%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Pleasant Hills?

A typical home is within reach of the typical income

We start with a typical home in Pleasant Hills, worth $244,800, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 26% of the typical household income in Pleasant Hills, which is $102,167 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Allegheny County.

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Pleasant Hills. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $8,568 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$2,196

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$240,366
Total interest
$345,830
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $4,134 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,384 a month

    Your payment · 26%

  • Tight

    $2,384 to $3,065 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,065 a month

Compared with the typical household income in Pleasant Hills ($102,167 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$2,196
Principal & interest$1,628
Property tax$357
Home insurance$102
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$108

You need at least $8,568 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Pleasant Hills and Allegheny County

Pleasant Hills is in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Pleasant Hills's own numbers

Typical home value
$244,800
Typical monthly rent
$1,151
Typical yearly household income
$102,167
Households that own their home
82%
Effective property tax rate
1.75%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Allegheny County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$541,287
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,389
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+40%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
0.9%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Allegheny County.

Everything about Allegheny County

Buying

Buying a home in Pleasant Hills

A typical home in Pleasant Hills is worth $244,800: 8% above the county and 4% below Pennsylvania. With the typical household income in Pleasant Hills ($102,167 a year), a typical home costs 2.4 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Pleasant Hills 2.4 years
  • Allegheny 2.9 years
  • Pennsylvania 3.3 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Allegheny County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Allegheny County rose 76% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Allegheny County.

Period County Pennsylvania U.S.
Last year (2025) +3.2% +4.7% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +40% +48% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +76% +77% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Pleasant Hills next to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Pleasant Hills $244,800
  • Allegheny $227,600
  • Pennsylvania $254,500
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Pleasant Hills $1,151
  • Allegheny $1,153
  • Pennsylvania $1,209
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Pleasant Hills $102,167
  • Allegheny $78,548
  • Pennsylvania $77,971
  • United States $80,734
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Pleasant Hills next to Allegheny County and Pennsylvania
Measure Pleasant Hills Allegheny County Pennsylvania U.S.
Typical home value $244,800 $227,600 $254,500 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,151 $1,153 $1,209 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $102,167 $78,548 $77,971 $80,734
Households that own their home 82% 65% 69% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $4,287 $3,451 $3,311 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.75% 1.52% 1.3% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 43% 46% 48% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Allegheny County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Pleasant Hills

For a typical $244,800 home in Pleasant Hills, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Pleasant Hills's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $2,196a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $8,568
    Cash to close
    $15,912
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $108

  • Conventional, 5% down $2,151a month

    Down payment
    $12,240
    Cash to close
    $19,584
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $116

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $1,786a month

    Down payment
    $48,960
    Cash to close
    $56,304
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $2,012a month

    Down payment
    $36,720
    Cash to close
    $44,064
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Pleasant Hills and for Allegheny County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Pleasant Hills

1.75%of the home’s value each year

$4,287 a year for the typical owner in Pleasant Hills.

  • Pleasant Hills 1.75%
  • Allegheny 1.52%
  • Pennsylvania 1.3%

What Pennsylvania publishes Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program (PTRR) (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue)

Exemptions and deadlines in Pennsylvania

Flood risk in Allegheny County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Allegheny County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
0.9%
4,261
Of those, with NFIP insurance
28%
County Pennsylvania U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 0.9% 2% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 28% 23% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Pleasant Hills

Typical rent in Pleasant Hills is $1,151 a month: about the same as the county. In Pleasant Hills, 43% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Allegheny County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($1,389 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $26.71 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Allegheny County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,075 $20.67 $43,000
1 bedroom $1,146 $22.04 $45,840
2 bedrooms $1,389 $26.71 $55,560
3 bedrooms $1,773 $34.10 $70,920
4 bedrooms $1,925 $37.02 $77,000

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Pleasant Hills

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Pleasant Hills is in ZIP code 15236.

For 2 bedrooms it is $1,470: $81 more than the fair market rent for Allegheny County ($1,389).

  • 15236 $1,470$1,880

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Pleasant Hills when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Pleasant Hills

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 6 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Allegheny County; 2 say they serve in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Pleasant Hills

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Pleasant Hills or Allegheny County. The ones below are statewide in Pennsylvania: they work in Pleasant Hills the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Pennsylvania

Housing counselors near Pleasant Hills

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Pleasant Hills, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Mon Valley Initiative

    303-305 E. 8th Avenue, Homestead · 6 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in American Sign Language (ASL), French, Korean, other languages, and 4 more languages.

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 2 more
    412-464-4000-4026

  • Advantage Credit Counseling Service

    2403 Sidney St Ste 250, Pittsburgh · 7 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 2 more
    (888) 511-2227

  • Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh

    332 5th Ave, Pittsburgh · 8 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (412) 227-4163

Every agency in Allegheny County All counseling agencies in Pennsylvania

Help in Spanish near Pleasant Hills

1 of the 3 agencies on this list says it serves in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Pleasant Hills

HUD’s record names them for Pleasant Hills or Allegheny County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Allegheny County Housing Authority Public housing and Section 8 vouchers (412) 355-8940

2 other authorities have an office in Allegheny County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Allegheny County

These cities are also in Allegheny County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

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See 21 more cities in Allegheny County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Pleasant Hills, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Allegheny County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Pleasant Hills.

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Questions

Housing questions about Pleasant Hills

Short answers with the numbers for Pleasant Hills and all of Allegheny County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Pleasant Hills?

The typical home value in Pleasant Hills is $244,800, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Allegheny County it is $227,600.

How much does it cost to rent in Pleasant Hills?

Typical rent in Pleasant Hills is $1,151 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Allegheny County is $1,389.

What is the FHA loan limit in Pleasant Hills?

Pleasant Hills uses the FHA limit for all of Allegheny County (2026): $541,287 for a one-unit home and $1,041,125 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Pleasant Hills?

The typical homeowner in Pleasant Hills pays $4,287 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.75% of the home’s value; in Allegheny County, the rate is 1.52%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Pleasant Hills?

There are 6 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Allegheny County. 2 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).