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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With 19,140 people, 8,300 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $149,512, house prices in West Mifflin are some of the most affordable in Pennsylvania as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in West Mifflin, accounting for 78.80% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in West Mifflin include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.46%), row houses and other attached homes ( 7.03%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.90%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in West Mifflin. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 79.43% of West Mifflin's homes, and 62.02% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. West Mifflin's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 64.76% of the borough's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in West Mifflin include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 17.46%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 14.94%). There's also some housing in West Mifflin built between 2000 and later ( 2.84%).
Real estate appreciation rates in West Mifflin's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.52% during the period.
Over the last year, West Mifflin appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, West Mifflin's appreciation rate has been 1.50%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in West Mifflin were at 1.11%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.51%.
Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that West Mifflin's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the borough. Individual neighborhoods within West Mifflin differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in West Mifflin - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best West Mifflin real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$149,512
for Pennsylvania
for nation
8,300
$1,298 / per month