Westmoreland County, PA real estate

What the numbers say

Westmoreland County, PA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Westmoreland County listed for $230,000, down 8.0% from a year earlier. That is 26% below the Pennsylvania median of $309,000.

Homes spent a median of 51 days on the market, slower than 50 days a year ago. That makes Westmoreland County the #24 fastest-selling of 44 Pennsylvania counties we track.

Homeowners in Westmoreland County pay a median of $2,501 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $203,500, an effective rate of about 1.23%. The Pennsylvania average is 1.30%, which makes Westmoreland County the #31 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $879 a month, and $912 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $230,000 home here comes to about $1,585 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $68,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,109).