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Brentwood, PA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Brentwood, PA Housing Market Trends

With 9,822 people, 4,621 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $220,633, house prices in Brentwood are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Brentwood, accounting for 65.51% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Brentwood include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.21%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.88%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 7.39%).

People in Brentwood primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Brentwood has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

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. Brentwood's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 55.30% of the borough's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Brentwood include homes built before 1939 ( 28.87%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 15.58%).

Brentwood Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Brentwood's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.36% during the period.

Over the last year, Brentwood appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Brentwood's appreciation rate has been 3.37%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Brentwood were at 1.11%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.51%.

Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Brentwood's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$220,633

Brentwood, PA Home Prices
> $1,289,000
$966,001 - $1,289,000
$645,001 - $966,000
$515,001 - $645,000
$387,001 - $515,000
$258,001 - $387,000
$129,001 - $258,000
$64,001 - $129,000
$0 - $64,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
7.7%
7.7%
16.7%
16.7%
53.6%
53.6%
20.2%
20.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Pennsylvania

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,621

Brentwood Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,267 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
64.2%
64.2%
35.8%
35.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.6%
5.6%
94.4%
94.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
0.2%
0.2%
15.6%
15.6%
55.3%
55.3%
28.9%
28.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
65.5%
65.5%
7.4%
7.4%
11.9%
11.9%
15.2%
15.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.2%
4.2%
10.9%
10.9%
34.7%
34.7%
43.5%
43.5%
6.0%
6.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Brentwood

Zip Codes in Brentwood, PA