Property tax rate
1.30%Median bill $3,311/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,2092-bed $1,245Per month · CensusDays on market
51 days▲ 1 day vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Pennsylvania real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Pennsylvania listed for $309,000, down 3.4% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 51 days on the market, slower than 50 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Pennsylvania pay a median of $3,311 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $254,500, an effective rate of about 1.30%.
Renters pay a median of $1,209 a month, and $1,245 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $309,000 home here comes to about $2,148 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $92,000 a year (the median household here earns $77,971).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,148/mo- Principal & interest$1,685
- Property tax$335
- Insurance (est.)$129
$309,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Pennsylvania by bedrooms
Studio$1,034
1 bedroom$1,025
2 bedrooms$1,245
3 bedrooms$1,373
4 bedrooms$1,480
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Pennsylvania county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Bedford County0.81%
- Philadelphia County0.82%
- Huntingdon County0.94%
- Clarion County0.97%
- Somerset County0.98%
Fastest-selling counties
- Lancaster County29 days
- Lehigh County32 days
- Lebanon County35 days
- Berks County36 days
- Dauphin County37 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $427,000 | 50 | 1.33% | $1,115 |
| Allegheny County | $249,950 | 55 | 1.52% | $1,153 |
| Armstrong County | $137,450 | 67 | 1.37% | $785 |
| Beaver County | $222,450 | 52 | 1.42% | $890 |
| Bedford County | – | – | 0.81% | $784 |
| Berks County | $327,400 | 36 | 1.65% | $1,181 |
| Blair County | $185,500 | 50 | 1.07% | $885 |
| Bradford County | $225,000 | 41 | 1.09% | $901 |
| Bucks County | $625,000 | 44 | 1.31% | $1,605 |
| Butler County | $389,998 | 54 | 1.01% | $1,041 |
| Cambria County | $119,950 | 53 | 1.23% | $739 |
| Cameron County | – | – | 1.59% | $689 |
| Carbon County | $369,000 | 63 | 1.46% | $994 |
| Centre County | $399,900 | 50 | 1.05% | $1,207 |
| Chester County | $604,950 | 40 | 1.30% | $1,763 |
| Clarion County | – | – | 0.97% | $798 |
| Clearfield County | $210,000 | 65 | 1.09% | $791 |
| Clinton County | – | – | 1.16% | $820 |
| Columbia County | $290,700 | 50 | 1.11% | $943 |
| Crawford County | $232,500 | 59 | 1.35% | $802 |
| Cumberland County | $399,000 | 39 | 1.17% | $1,249 |
| Dauphin County | $272,250 | 37 | 1.35% | $1,217 |
| Delaware County | $322,500 | 39 | 1.84% | $1,372 |
| Elk County | – | – | 1.27% | $719 |
| Erie County | $234,913 | 37 | 1.60% | $904 |
| Fayette County | $159,450 | 63 | 1.12% | $793 |
| Forest County | – | – | 0.99% | $817 |
| Franklin County | $358,600 | 45 | 1.10% | $1,093 |
| Fulton County | – | – | 1.02% | $809 |
| Greene County | – | – | 1.27% | $789 |
| Huntingdon County | – | – | 0.94% | $810 |
| Indiana County | $198,538 | 48 | 1.50% | $800 |
| Jefferson County | – | – | 1.00% | $750 |
| Juniata County | – | – | 0.99% | $756 |
| Lackawanna County | $279,900 | 53 | 1.49% | $1,007 |
| Lancaster County | $400,525 | 29 | 1.32% | $1,357 |
| Lawrence County | $190,725 | 59 | 1.34% | $831 |
| Lebanon County | $422,100 | 35 | 1.37% | $1,110 |
| Lehigh County | $392,450 | 32 | 1.55% | $1,383 |
| Luzerne County | $262,188 | 43 | 1.45% | $1,004 |
| Lycoming County | $259,900 | 51 | 1.31% | $913 |
| McKean County | – | – | 1.59% | $809 |
| Mercer County | $200,000 | 66 | 1.18% | $843 |
| Mifflin County | $232,450 | 40 | 1.45% | $822 |
| Monroe County | $377,000 | 65 | 1.66% | $1,393 |
| Montgomery County | $519,000 | 41 | 1.35% | $1,683 |
| Montour County | – | – | 1.01% | $1,142 |
| Northampton County | $469,850 | 38 | 1.52% | $1,395 |
| Northumberland County | $150,000 | 64 | 1.10% | $806 |
| Perry County | – | – | 1.21% | $874 |
| Philadelphia County | $264,950 | 64 | 0.82% | $1,397 |
| Pike County | $330,000 | 79 | 1.30% | $1,378 |
| Potter County | – | – | 1.21% | $809 |
| Schuylkill County | $159,900 | 54 | 1.40% | $876 |
| Snyder County | – | – | 1.11% | $929 |
| Somerset County | $214,975 | 63 | 0.98% | $753 |
| Sullivan County | – | – | 1.02% | $775 |
| Susquehanna County | – | – | 1.09% | $933 |
| Tioga County | – | – | 1.15% | $863 |
| Union County | – | – | 1.14% | $974 |
| Venango County | $185,000 | 58 | 1.27% | $795 |
| Warren County | – | – | 1.32% | $755 |
| Washington County | $236,806 | 58 | 1.09% | $949 |
| Wayne County | – | – | 1.26% | $1,038 |
| Westmoreland County | $230,000 | 51 | 1.23% | $879 |
| Wyoming County | – | – | 1.31% | $943 |
| York County | $366,495 | 38 | 1.61% | $1,193 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.