Coraopolis, PA (15108): Housing Market, Cost of Living, and Livability Guide

The Market Right Now

Redfin’s closed-sale data shows Coraopolis homes selling for a median $221,000 in December 2025, up 9.6% year over year, with homes spending about 67 days on market. By May 2026 the single-month median had drifted to $176,894, up a smaller 1.1% year over year – a sign the market cooled from its late-2025 pace instead of continuing to accelerate. RealtyTrac’s zip-level snapshot puts the current median list price at $297,026 across roughly 630 active listings, and Movoto’s borough-only figure for June 2026 sits higher still at $349,000. Anyone comparing Coraopolis numbers across two different sites is very likely comparing two different measurements, not two different markets.

The direction that matters isn’t any single figure above: closed-sale prices rose sharply into early 2026 and then flattened, while asking prices on the currently listed inventory sit well above what’s actually been closing. A buyer working from a list-price search tool alone is anchoring to a number recent closings haven’t confirmed.

Why do different sites show such different home prices for Coraopolis? Each site measures something different: closed-sale medians track what actually sold in a given month; list-price medians track what’s currently for sale. Closed-sale figures lag and can swing on small sample sizes; list prices run ahead of the market and skip any negotiated discount.

Who Coraopolis Fits – and Who It Doesn’t

Buyers and Families

The borough’s brick-street, early-1900s housing stock suits buyers who want character and don’t need a large lot. Steep topography and older foundations mean inspection budgets should account for retaining walls and drainage, not only the usual roof-and-HVAC checklist.

Renters

Apartment-building rent runs lower than single-family rental rates: $1,251 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,541 for a two-bedroom, against $1,466 and $1,795 for the same bedroom counts in a rented house – the same stock-tier split that shows up in the sale-price numbers above.

Investors

Anchoring to the zip-level list price of $297,026 against the two-bedroom apartment rent above produces a gross annual yield near 6.2%. Anchor to the single-family rental rate instead and the yield rises to about 7.3%. Anchor to Redfin’s lower single-month closed-sale figure of $176,894 and the same apartment rent implies a yield above 10%, which is why an investor evaluating this market needs to know which price basis a listing site is quoting before running the math.

None of these figures account for property tax, insurance, or vacancy, and Allegheny County’s assessment appeals process can move the tax line meaningfully for older housing stock.

Coraopolis vs. Moon Township vs. Sewickley

The direction, not the price level alone, is the useful signal here: Coraopolis and Sewickley were both gaining value through mid-2026 while Moon Township’s per-square-foot pricing was falling, which changes the calculus for anyone choosing between the three on appreciation grounds rather than sticker price.

How does Coraopolis compare to Moon Township? Coraopolis homes list for roughly $65,000 less on a zip-level median, but Moon Township’s price-per-square-foot was falling through early 2026 while Coraopolis and neighboring Sewickley were both trending flat to up.

Jobs and Economy

American Bridge Company, a bridge-construction and heavy civil-engineering firm, is headquartered at 1000 American Bridge Way in Coraopolis. That’s the one anchor employer independently confirmed for this page; a fuller employer list (additional named companies sometimes cited for the area) needs separate verification before it belongs on a page like this one.

Schools

Coraopolis is served by Cornell School District. Current enrollment figures and student-teacher ratios were not independently verified for this page. Check the district’s own published report card before treating any third-party enrollment number as current.

Safety and Risk

Coraopolis Borough participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, with an initial flood-hazard map identified in 1974 and the current effective map dated June 15, 1979, per FEMA’s community status records; the borough’s own site directs residents to FEMA’s maps for a parcel-level check. Given the Ohio River frontage, anyone buying here should pull the parcel-specific flood zone before waiving a flood-insurance quote.

No single, currently dated, per-agency crime figure could be independently verified against a primary source for this page. Third-party crime-index sites publish conflicting rates using different methodologies and vintages. For a verified number, request the current report directly through the Pennsylvania State Police’s UCR program.

Is Coraopolis at flood risk? The borough participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and sits directly on the Ohio River; check the parcel-specific FEMA flood zone before assuming a given property is or isn’t in a mapped high-risk zone.

What is the crime rate in Coraopolis, PA? No independently verifiable, currently dated per-agency figure was available at the time of writing; request the current report from the Pennsylvania State Police UCR program for a sourced number.

Getting Around

Coraopolis sits close to Pittsburgh International Airport, and has limited public transit, so most residents rely on a car for regular commuting and errands.

Is Coraopolis walkable without a car? The downtown core is walkable for local errands, but limited public transit means most residents still need a car for regular commuting.

History and Character

Coraopolis grew up as a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad town in the 1870s, then as the yard for the Montour Railroad’s coal traffic. When the coal ran out in the 1980s, the old rail bed became part of today’s Montour Trail.