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A−Cost of living
Cost of living in Concord Township

Measured against area pay, Concord Township costs less to live in than 82% of U.S. towns

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.

Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area ($76K). How TownRatings grades cost of living

Typical home value
$185K
PA $255K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,120
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,838
PA $3,311
Area income (the grade’s yardstick)
$76K
Pittsburgh-area median
Why Concord Township gets an A−

The grade compares costs with what households across the Pittsburgh metro earn ($76K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.4 years of metro income, and 47% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.

In dollars

  • $1,120a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
  • 95prices across the Pittsburgh metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 72)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

In paychecks the grade

  • 2.4 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$76K, Pittsburgh-area income
  • 18%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
  • 16%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24

What kind of housing town is Concord Township?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Cost of living grade

What’s behind Concord Township’s grade

Measured against what households in the area earn, Concord Township is more affordable than 82% of U.S. towns. Rent pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.

All U.S. towns we grade (21,243)More affordable than 82%
CostlierMore affordable
How sure. Concord Township’s Census figures cover about 557 households. At the ends of the Census margins (area income ±$672, owners paying 30%+ ±9.4 points), Concord Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.

How TownRatings grades cost of living →

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.4 years of area income

The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Concord Township’s own median, or type yours.

Household income a year
$
Pittsburgh-area median household income, as in the grade
You could afford about
$292,000
Typical Concord Township home $185K

That covers a typical Concord Township home, with $107K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,120
Loan $910Tax $150Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120 a month here, $0 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Concord Township’s typical property tax (1.00% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120

Renters already here pay a median of $1,105.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$860
1 bedroom$920
2 bedrooms$1,120
3 bedrooms$1,430
4 bedrooms$1,540
16%
of households rent · PA 31%
73
renter households
47%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,105
median rent paid today · Census

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.

New construction

2 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Concord Township in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Concord Township has permitted 12 homes in all.

Single-family
0246810200020052010201520202025
2
new homes permitted in 2025
1
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
1.5
per 1,000 residents · PA 2
12
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−96
New homes+18

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Concord Township's population fell by 96 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
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)110$357,000
2025220$715,000
2024000—
2023220$667,000
2022000—
2021220$525,000
2020000—
2019000—
2018110$150,000
2017000—
2016550$602,000
2015220$251,000
2014440$298,000
2013330$476,000
2012000—
2011000—
2010330$281,000
2009110$113,000
2008220$220,000
2007220$347,000
2006440$527,000
2005990$900,000
2004660$470,000
2003660$498,000
2002330$210,000
2001660$403,000
2000440$286,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Property taxes

Property tax runs below the Pennsylvania norm

The median bill is $1,838 (Pennsylvania: $3,311), 1.00% of a home’s value a year, against 1.30% statewide.

$1,838
median bill a year · PA $3,311
1.00%
of a home’s value a year · PA 1.30%

Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.

Beyond rent and mortgage

The rest of a budget near Concord Township

Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, or Pennsylvania. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.

CostHereCompared withAreaSource
Prices overall
U.S. = 100
95PA 98metroBEA, 2024
Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…)
U.S. = 100
101PA 99metroBEA, 2024
Utilities
U.S. = 100
108PA 109metroBEA, 2024
Other services
U.S. = 100
98PA 100metroBEA, 2024

Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.

Next door

Concord Township vs. its neighbors

Zillow publishes no value for Concord Township. Clay Township and Oakland Township and Fairview Township and Washington Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.

Cost next door · one source per column

TownCostTypical home
Zillow, latest
Median value
Census 2020–24
Tax rate
bill ÷ value
2-bed rent
HUD 2026
Concord TownshipA−—$185K1.00%$1,120
Fairview TownshipA+—$185K0.92%$1,090
Oakland TownshipA−—$224K1.11%$1,090
Clay TownshipA—$233K0.96%$1,190
Washington TownshipA—$157K1.12%$1,140

“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.

Questions about the cost of living in Concord Township

Is Concord Township expensive to live in?

Measured against what households in the area earn, Concord Township costs less than 82% of U.S. towns: an A− for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.4 years of the median household income of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area ($76K).

How much is rent in Concord Township?

HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,120 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,105 (Census 2020–24).

What are property taxes in Concord Township?

The median bill is $1,838 a year, 1.00% of the median home value (Pennsylvania: $3,311, 1.30%), from the Census 2020–24.

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What Concord Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

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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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.