Photo: Nbfinest1 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in North Braddock cost about a year of local pay, but renters are stretched more than prices suggest
More affordable than 87% of U.S. towns, #75 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
In dollars, homes in North Braddock cost less than the Pennsylvania typical home. But the grade compares costs with what households in the area earn, and Pittsburgh-area incomes are lower too ($76K, against $74K for the typical U.S. town). Property tax takes 1.92% of a home’s value a year (Pennsylvania: 1.30%), and 51% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,030a 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
- 0.9 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$76K, Pittsburgh-area income
- 11%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 51%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Pennsylvania: 48%Census 2020–24
- 22%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What North Braddock’s housing numbers say
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median tax bill is $1,268, under the Pennsylvania median of $3,311, because homes cost less. As a share of value, though, it’s 1.92% a year, against 1.30% statewide. Property taxes ↓
About half of North Braddock rents
53% of households rent their home, 1,074 in all, against 31% across Pennsylvania. Renting ↓
An older housing stock
Half of North Braddock’s homes were built before 1944, against 1965 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Older homes can mean character, and also bigger heating and repair bills, so an inspection matters. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for North Braddock, so the typical value is the Census median; permits are Census figures through 2025 (2025 partly estimated); incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind North Braddock’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, North Braddock is more affordable than 87% of U.S. towns, #75 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The share of households paying 30%+ for housing pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
A typical home costs about a year of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to North Braddock’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical North Braddock home, with $193K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $580 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, North Braddock’s typical property tax (1.92% 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 $1,030
Renters already here pay a median of $695, 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.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in North Braddock in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 0.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, North Braddock has permitted 4 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, North Braddock's population fell by 537 even though 2 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
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $184,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $92,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $92,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $184,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $460,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
North Braddock's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $1,268, under the Pennsylvania median of $3,311, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.92% 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 North Braddock
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.
North Braddock vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for North Braddock. Forest Hills and Wilkins Township and Braddock Hills and North Versailles Township and Rankin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Braddock | A | — | $66K | 1.92% | $1,030 |
| North Versailles Township | B+ | — | $111K | 2.26% | $1,110 |
| Braddock | A− | $52K | $50K | 2.62% | $1,030 |
| Braddock Hills | A− | — | $130K | 1.95% | $1,400 |
| East Pittsburgh | B+ | $99K | $60K | 3.45% | $1,040 |
| Forest Hills | B− | — | $201K | 2.00% | $1,400 |
| Rankin | A+ | — | $95K | 0.93% | $1,030 |
| Wilkins Township | B− | — | $175K | 1.81% | $1,270 |
“—” 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 North Braddock
Is North Braddock expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, North Braddock costs less than 87% of U.S. towns: an A for cost of living, #75 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The typical home costs 0.9 years of the median household income of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area ($76K).
How much is rent in North Braddock?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,030 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $695 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in North Braddock?
The median bill is $1,268 a year, 1.92% of the median home value (Pennsylvania: $3,311, 1.30%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What North Braddock buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.