Armstrong County, PA real estate

What the numbers say

Armstrong County, PA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Armstrong County listed for $137,450, down 14.9% from a year earlier. That is 56% below the Pennsylvania median of $309,000.

Homes spent a median of 67 days on the market, slower than 47 days a year ago. That makes Armstrong County the #43 fastest-selling of 44 Pennsylvania counties we track.

Homeowners in Armstrong County pay a median of $2,161 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $157,300, an effective rate of about 1.37%. The Pennsylvania average is 1.30%, which makes Armstrong County the #50 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $785 a month, and $796 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 15 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $137,000 home here comes to about $964 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $41,000 a year (the median household here earns $65,008).