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- The median age of a home in Wilkinsburg is 13.5% older than the median age of a home in Penn Hills.
 Wilkinsburg, PAPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age74  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$128,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock49.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.85.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.7$11.0
 Homes Owned24.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented56.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wilkinsburg, PAPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,410$1,840
 Studio Apartment$930  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$930$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,170  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,430$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,630  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wilkinsburg, PAPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other14.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wilkinsburg, PAPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9997.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99913.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock22.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99914.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wilkinsburg, PAPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock1.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20091.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock34.1%10.0%
 1940 to 194912.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock13.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Wilkinsburg    1 Reviews
Julie · Pittsburgh, PA
Bad news
Over 19 years ago

Wilkinsburg borders Pittsburgh to the east and is a predominantly low-income area. The crime rate is VERY high, schools are terrible and many of the neighborhoods are  More

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Reviews for Penn Hills    2 Reviews
Elaine · Wellesley, MA
Penn Hills in the early 1950's...
Over 5 years ago

I was born at Mercy Hospital - now U. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. in the 1950's. I grew up for the first 5 years in Penn Hills. It was idyllic area for a kid. We lived on  More

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Mike · Pittsburgh, PA
Commuting into city
Over 17 years ago

Commuting into the city of Pittsburgh from Penn Hills is very frustrating. A 10-mile trip can take 45 minutes, even outside of normal rush-hour  More

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