Cost of Living & Housing in Kittanning
Kittanning's cost of living pairs dramatically affordable housing and Pennsylvania's simple flat state income tax with a real, disclosed above-average property tax rate and an honestly disclosed gap in this pass's local EIT research.
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Learn moreDramatically affordable housing
Kittanning borough's median home value ran approximately $92,000, well below the Pennsylvania statewide average of $294,099. A separate median list price ran higher at approximately $165,000. This record distinguishes a considerably higher, broader Zillow region figure ($201,584) as covering the wider 'Pittsburgh Metro (Kittanning)' region, not the borough specifically (base record).
An above-average property tax rate relative to home values
Kittanning's median effective property tax rate ran 3.11% per Ownwell -- above the Pennsylvania statewide median (~2.75%) -- producing a median annual tax bill of approximately $3,058, notably higher than the national median bill despite the borough's own low home values (base record).
An honestly disclosed local EIT research gap
Berkheimer Tax Administrator is confirmed as the Act 32 collector for the Armstrong County Tax Collection District, but this record could not independently confirm Kittanning Borough's own precise combined EIT percentage this pass. Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax and 6% base sales tax apply regardless; confirm the local EIT rate directly via the PA DCED's PSD Code lookup tool (base record).
A real regional healthcare and manufacturing economic base
Memorial Hospital is cited as Armstrong County's largest employer, alongside real, current manufacturers Cook Medical and Bergad Specialty Foam -- a genuine, if modest, local job base (base record).
Key takeaways
- Kittanning's borough median home value (~$92,000) runs dramatically below the Pennsylvania statewide average.
- The effective property tax rate (3.11%) produces a comparatively high tax bill (~$3,058) relative to the borough's own low home values.
- Kittanning's precise local EIT rate could not be confirmed this pass -- confirm directly via the PA DCED lookup tool.
- Memorial Hospital, Cook Medical, and Bergad Specialty Foam anchor a real, modest local job base.
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