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Homestead, PA

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Pittsburgh’s premiere shopping destination.

Shopping Suburb Commuter Outdoors Affordable

Homestead is a small community located about seven miles down the Monongahela River from downtown Pittsburgh. It’s primarily a residential community, but you can find numerous locally-owned shops, bars, and restaurants along East 8th Avenue, which serves as the downtown business district. The Waterfront shopping district is the centerpiece of the community and the borough’s biggest draw for folks in the surrounding area.

Right across the river, the enormous Frick Park (not to be confused with the smaller Frick Park on the south side of Homestead) offers a huge network of forest trails to explore. The close proximity to Pittsburgh proper makes it easy to commute into the city for work or just make a quick hop over to enjoy the shopping, dining, and cultural attractions.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in Homestead, PA is $1,292 for a studio, $1,153 for one bedroom, $1,159 for two bedrooms, and $952 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Homestead has decreased by -5.0% in the past year.

Property Type
Average Rent
Average Sq Ft
Apartment
$1,153/month
648 Sq Ft
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Transportation

69

Very Walkable

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If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

1

Minimal Transit

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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

41

Somewhat Bikeable

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You might be able to find places to ride your bike in this area, but you’ll most likely want your car for most errands.

Schools

Barrett Elementary School

Public

Grades K-4

220 Students

3
out of 10

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Rivers Of Steel National Heritage Area
  • Frick Park
  • Frick Environmental Center
  • Chatham Arboretum
  • Schenley Park

Airports

  • Pittsburgh International
  • Arnold Palmer Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.