Baden’s 15005 ZIP code just jumped to the front of the pack, ranking as the Pittsburgh metro’s hottest housing market in the first quarter of 2026 and landing at No. 3 on a national list of the country’s hottest ZIP codes. The surge reflects a cluster of high-end sales and quick closings that pushed the local average far above much of the region.
According to WPXI, which republished reporting from the Pittsburgh Business Times, Baden notched 28 new listings and 18 sold listings in Q1, with an average sales price of $534,046 and homes spending an average of 119 days on the market. That mix of relatively few but pricey closings is what vaulted the ZIP to the top of the local rankings and into the national top three.
The Business Journals ranking uses quarterly and year-over-year listing and sales data from Intercontinental Exchange and filters for ZIP codes with complete data, an average sale price of at least $441,000, and at least 10 closed listings in the quarter, as reported by the Pittsburgh Business Times. More than 3,400 ZIP codes were included in the national evaluation, according to the report, so cracking the top tier is no small feat for a single Pittsburgh-area pocket…