Submitted by fryler9581 t3_10plg77 in pittsburgh
My fiancé and I are moving to Pittsburgh west mifflin but all the homes we go to buy either have serious housing issues or are taken.. can anyone tell me if there are towns similar to west mifflin. (including housing)
I would throw Baldwin in there too!
Baldwin is a nice area but their property taxes are very high.
Dormont or Brookline might work
Dormont rules
The market in Dormont has been crazy. I looked there and was turned away by everything getting multiple offers and over list. Even saw a fixer upper, same story
Yes it does. I love living here and glad I bought in 2017. Couldn't afford to buy here now unfortunately. I always told people that Dormont was the best kept secret in the South Hills, but it appears to not be a secret anymore.
Good school district as well.
West View, Ross Twp.
You aren’t finding much fkr that price that doesn’t need a good deal of work for that price anymore there
As someone who bought their first house in 2020, I think you might be too late, unless you look small or further out in neighboring counties. I’m sure if you diligently shop maybe a gem appears but a small cape cod is probably what you could find in a good Pittsburgh suburb. Bridgeville, Canonsburg, butler, etc may be more the range for something decent
Forest Hills, Bellevue?
What do you like about West Mifflin? That might help people know what you are looking for
I see houses for that but no idea if they neighborhoods are what you are looking for
Well I have two sons and a fiancé one 5 the other 1 years old. I’m really looking for a family orientated area and west mifflin had good prices but everything sold. Or needs serious help sewer wise.
Inventory is very low right now so if you have time to wait you may want to wait, especially with the interest rates up
When I was looking at a single family house for my family one of the neighborhoods that we saw things around that price was Swissville.
Check out braddock hills
Thank you I found a few homes here worth checking into!
You got a school age fiancé, check the school districts first. Booth those areas are Woodland Hills. Propel is one of the charter schools for that area.
My kids go to woodland hills. It's not the 90s anymore, that district is ok.
This wasn't the 90's either and school rankings are public information. Woodland Hills High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 2,797 schools in Pennsylvania
I have no skin in the game, and frankly, I didn't say anything bad about the district, just that prospective homeowners research their schools.
The first article:
It's also from several years ago. My daughter is a senior right now, and my son is a sophomore. So this was before they attended the high school. I do remember hearing about it at the time though. It seems to me that they've fixed that problem.
Those school rankings don't tell the whole story either. As I said, my kids go there. I'm familiar with the academic environment. It's a large, and diverse school district. Achievement varies, but the education offered is fine.
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Do you work in west Mifflin?
Not at the moment. Job offers there’s and downtown Pittsburgh. Im an electrician, confident if I find a good home I can make it work anywhere.
Bellevue is 10-15 mins from downtown and a decent family area. Affordable living
Ok I would never move that far down 51 unless something was making me (family/work). I would live in crafton or Ingram with your budget
That’s what I was gonna suggest! Love it here. Very affordable and convenient to everywhere.
Crafton or Ingram maybe worth a look
Yeah welcome to trying to buy a house in Pittsburgh. Been at it for 6 months, lose bids in terrible fashion (even when we are the highest bidder someone else waives inspection). It’s annoying, most of the houses are over priced or need A LOT of work. Feeling your pain on this.
Bethel Park, possibly
Did you look at this one? It’s been on the market for awhile. Might be able to talk em down a bit
I actually checked this house out in person and they have serious plumbing problems on top of leaks above Tj electrical panel and leaks in the garage through the roof.. I was super sad this one fell through
Have you looked into Elizabeth area? Decent school district
West mifflin if you stay up towards the airport is very nice. Friendly neighbors no crime just the smell from the mill is the only big downside
McKees Rocks, Carnegie, Crafton/Ingram
saw your comment about having kids and potential jobs downtown… definitely Carnegie. I regularly (as much as possible in this market) see family homes on Zillow in the 180-200k zone.
There are 2 houses on my street in Castle Shannon that are up for sale. One is a foreclosure at $160K and the other is newly updated and is $219K.
It's closer in the city, but Greenfield neighborhood is still very affordable. Elementary school is called Greenfield Elementary (until 8th grade) and then students go to Allderdice high school. Both solid schools. I live there now, DINK, and it's a but two quiet for me. But great family friendly neighborhood.
Maybe pleasant hills. Like someone else said, it's not a buyer's market right now. It might be better if you have to to find a short term lease and take your time looking
West view or Bellevue if you’re ok with north hills area
We ended up going in a different direction but we toured 802 Corbin St in West Mifflin and thought it was a really nice house! Backyard was beautiful.
Ross Twp, West View.
Dormont
Check out Plum Borough. Several nice houses for sale there at or below your price range. I grew up in the borough, and stilI live there. Good schools, low crime, 30 minutes from downtown in light traffic, close to the turnpike and 376, convenient to Monroeville for shopping.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4874-Hialeah-Dr-Pittsburgh-PA-15239/11281830_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/112-Black-Hills-Rd-Pittsburgh-PA-15239/11282299_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/166-Holiday-Park-Dr-Pittsburgh-PA-15239/11282462_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2125-New-Texas-Rd-Pittsburgh-PA-15239/11262582_zpid/
Thank you!! This helped a lot going through them with my fiancé rn
You're welcome! Good luck!
Also I saw one or two in Murrysville that were in your price range. But I didn't include links because I thought that might be a bit too far out from the city. But Murrysville is another nice place to raise kids.
If you're OK being a short drive outside the city. Try zip codes 15642, 15636, 15632, 15644, 15085. These are near suburbs east of the city with excellent school districts. while there are many new homes in these areas, there are many homes built in the 50's, 60's & 70's that are solid and a reasonable price.
North Huntington westmoreland county
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This is a bit above that price range, but in an excellent school district.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/221-Church-Ave-Pittsburgh-PA-15202/11405030_zpid/
Pill hill in McKeesport is nice
Maybe Mt Lebo or Bethel Park.
Get a mansion In Braddock for 100k
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Try munhall, or Lincoln place