Pittsburgh, PA metro: mortgages and home buyers
2025 home-purchase and refinance statistics for the 8-county Pittsburgh, PA area (OMB code 38300), from official HMDA records.
In 2025, lenders reported 20,116 home-purchase mortgages for owner-occupied, single-family homes in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area. The median buyer borrowed $235,000 on a home valued at $275,000 and reported a household income of $100,000.
Buyers financed a median 90% of the home's value (roughly 10% down), paid a median 6.624% on 30-year fixed conventional loans and faced median conventional loan costs of $5,480.
Lenders denied 6.4% of completed home-purchase applications.
Key facts
- Home buyers' median income ($100,000) is 14% lower than the U.S. median ($116,000).
- FHA loans made up 14.5% of purchase mortgages, versus 21.1% nationally.
- The most common age bracket among borrowers was 25–34 (40.2% of purchase loans).
- 57.8% of purchase mortgages had a single borrower with no co-applicant.
- The most-cited reason for denial was debt-to-income ratio (29.1% of denials with a stated reason).
Counties in the metro area
| County | Purchase loans | Median loan | Buyer income | 30-yr rate | Loan costs | Conforming limit | FHA limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County, PA | 9,908 | $245,000 | $106,000 | 6.625% | $5,550 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | 3,002 | $215,000 | $92,000 | 6.500% | $5,260 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Butler County, PA | 2,066 | $315,000 | $127,000 | 6.625% | $6,050 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Washington County, PA | 1,855 | $255,000 | $102,000 | 6.500% | $5,740 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Beaver County, PA | 1,518 | $205,000 | $83,000 | 6.500% | $5,110 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Fayette County, PA | 735 | $165,000 | $74,000 | 6.375% | $4,530 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Lawrence County, PA | 643 | $165,000 | $75,000 | 6.625% | $4,810 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| Armstrong County, PA | 389 | $165,000 | $76,000 | 6.625% | $4,940 | $832,750 | $541,287 |
Who bought homes in Pittsburgh
Home-purchase mortgages for owner-occupied, single-family (1–4 unit) site-built homes, first liens, originated in 2025.
Values are medians; "middle half" is the 25th to 75th percentile.
Loan type
What the homes were for
All first-lien, closed-end purchase mortgages, including second homes and investors.
Borrower age
Debt-to-income ratio
Monthly debts (including the new payment) as a share of income, as used in underwriting.
What borrowing cost in Pittsburgh
Medians for 2025 home-purchase loans. Total loan costs are section D of the Loan Estimate/Closing Disclosure (lender and third-party loan charges, excluding taxes, prepaids and escrow). FHA and VA costs include the upfront mortgage insurance premium or VA funding fee, so compare like with like.
| Measure | Pittsburgh | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.624% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | 6.375% | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | 6.250% | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.875% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | +0.15 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $5,480 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | $9,030 | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | $6,090 | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all loan types) | $1,700 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 49.8% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | 0.64% | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 32.9% | 33.1% |
| Adjustable-rate mortgages | 3.5% | 7.4% |
| Jumbo loans (above conforming limit) | 1.8% | 3.8% |
Medians are shown only when at least 30 loans report the field. Rates are those reported at closing; market rates changed during 2025, which the rate spread (APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date) adjusts for.
Approvals and denials
Pittsburgh: 1,393 of 21,907 completed home-purchase applications were denied (6.4%).
Denial rate
| Application | Pittsburgh | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Home purchase | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| Conventional | 5.1% | 7.1% |
| FHA | 11.5% | 12.5% |
| VA | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| USDA | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Refinance | 20.6% | 17.9% |
| Cash-out refinance | 37.5% | 33.6% |
Main reason for purchase denials
First reason the lender reported.
Denial rate = denied ÷ (originated + approved but not accepted + denied). Withdrawn and incomplete applications are excluded. Differences between places reflect who applies, not only lender behavior.
Refinancing in Pittsburgh
Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR (derived MSA/MD); OMB July 2023 delineations via the U.S. Census Bureau. Methodology