Photo: edenpictures · CC BY 2.0Measured against area pay, Lower Tyrone Township costs less to live in than 96% of U.S. towns
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
The grade compares costs with what households across the Pittsburgh metro earn ($76K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 1.8 years of metro income, and 43% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,040a 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
- 1.8 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$76K, Pittsburgh-area income
- 14%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 13%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is Lower Tyrone Township?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Lower Tyrone Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Lower Tyrone Township is more affordable than 96% of U.S. towns. Property tax pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
A typical home costs 1.8 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Lower Tyrone Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Lower Tyrone Township home, with $137K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $150 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lower Tyrone Township’s typical property tax (1.39% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
Renters already here pay a median of $856, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $1,945, under the Pennsylvania median of $3,311, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.39% a year, against 1.30% statewide.
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+”.
The rest of a budget near Lower Tyrone 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.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 95 | PA 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 101 | PA 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 108 | PA 109 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 98 | PA 100 | metro | BEA, 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.
Lower Tyrone Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Lower Tyrone Township. South Huntingdon Township and Perry Township and Dunbar Township and East Huntingdon Township and Franklin Township and Upper Tyrone Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Tyrone Township | A+ | — | $140K | 1.39% | $1,040 |
| South Huntingdon Township | A | — | $219K | 1.04% | $1,120 |
| East Huntingdon Township | A | — | $140K | 1.10% | $1,060 |
| Perry Township | A− | — | $212K | 1.10% | $1,060 |
| Franklin Township | A+ | — | $124K | 1.35% | $1,250 |
| Dawson | – | $156K | $88K | 1.22% | $1,040 |
| Dunbar Township | A | — | $167K | 0.95% | $1,010 |
| Upper Tyrone Township | A+ | — | $99K | 1.42% | $990 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Lower Tyrone Township
Is Lower Tyrone Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Lower Tyrone Township costs less than 96% of U.S. towns: an A+ for cost of living. The typical home costs 1.8 years of the median household income of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area ($76K).
How much is rent in Lower Tyrone Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,040 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $856 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Lower Tyrone Township?
The median bill is $1,945 a year, 1.39% of the median home value (Pennsylvania: $3,311, 1.30%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Lower Tyrone Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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. 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.