Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Plum, Pennsylvania
A $219,000 home here costs
$1,968per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,126. The real number is $842 higher every month — 75% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Plum against Allegheny County and Pennsylvania
| Measure | Plum | Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $218,600 | $216,700 |
| Median property tax | $3,886 | $3,399 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.778% | 1.569% |
| Median gross rent | $1,156 | $1,111 |
| Population | 26,873 | 1,240,476 |
The weather behind that power bill
Plum sits in Allegheny County, which averages a high of 83.0°F in its hottest month and a low of 22.3°F in its coldest, with 41.34" of precipitation a year and 30% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 826 cooling and 5,407 heating degree days, which is what sets the $194 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Allegheny County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Allegheny County
Full Allegheny County cost breakdown · Every county in Pennsylvania
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Plum?
A $219,000 home in Plum, Pennsylvania costs approximately $1,968 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,126 principal and interest, $324 property tax, $73 homeowners insurance, $262 utilities and $183 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Plum?
Plum has an effective property tax rate of 1.778%, based on a median home value of $218,600 and median real estate taxes of $3,886. That is higher than the Allegheny County average of 1.569%.
What is the average home price in Plum?
The median owner-occupied home value in Plum, Pennsylvania is $218,600, against $216,700 across Allegheny County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Plum?
Median gross rent in Plum is $1,156 a month, against $1,968 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Plum — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Pennsylvania.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.