West / Airport & Beaver Valley

Investing in Moon/Crescent Twp

A Pittsburgh investor's snapshot of Moon/Crescent Twp — typical rents, rent-to-price, renovation values, and how the numbers pencil for rentals and flips.

Rental snapshot

Balanced

Rent-to-price0.67–0.76%/mo

Price / unit (2–4 unit)$200K–$265K/unit

1-BR rent$1,275–$1,475/mo

2-BR rent$1,550–$1,775/mo

3-BR rent$1,875–$2,100/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

Premium

Renovated ARV$355-$530K

Typical buy range$178-$283K

Core West target. Airport corridor growth. Strong rental demand.

How Moon/Crescent Twp pencils

rents alone will not carry the debt at list — this is an appreciation or value-add play, not a cashflow one
there is a real spread between buy price and renovated value, so a value-add works when you buy right
entry prices sit near the top of the metro

Against the rest of the metro

140th

best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets

83%

of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into

1.92×

renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical Moon/Crescent Twp rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$230,500

Rent (typical 2-bed)$1,663/mo

Down payment (25%)$57,625

Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$1,150/mo

Taxes & insurance$423/mo

Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$283/mo

Estimated cashflow$-193/mo

-4% cash-on-cash on the down payment alone

Self-managed, before closing costs and rehab. Midpoints of the published ranges — a real property will differ, which is what the analysis on an actual address is for.

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If Moon/Crescent Twp works for you, look at these

Similar entry price, rent-to-price and renovated value.

Central North Side

City of Pittsburgh · buy $163-$293K

North Strabane

South Hills · buy $175-$283K

Murrysville

East Suburbs & Mon Valley · buy $160-$283K

Bethel Park

South Hills · buy $180K-$325K

Bloomfield

City of Pittsburgh · buy $185K-$340K

Directional investment estimates showing where the numbers point — not an appraisal, and not a statement about any community or its residents. Always run real comps and rents on a specific property. Equal Housing Opportunity.