Luzerne County, PA real estate

What the numbers say

Luzerne County, PA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Luzerne County listed for $262,188, up 1.4% from a year earlier. That is 15% below the Pennsylvania median of $309,000.

Homes spent a median of 43 days on the market, faster than 47 days a year ago. That makes Luzerne County the #15 fastest-selling of 44 Pennsylvania counties we track.

Homeowners in Luzerne County pay a median of $2,530 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $174,100, an effective rate of about 1.45%. The Pennsylvania average is 1.30%, which makes Luzerne County the #54 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,004 a month, and $1,016 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 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 $262,000 home here comes to about $1,856 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $80,000 a year (the median household here earns $63,691).