Northampton County, PA real estate

What the numbers say

Northampton County, PA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Northampton County listed for $469,850, up 4.6% from a year earlier. That is 52% above the Pennsylvania median of $309,000.

Homes spent a median of 38 days on the market, slower than 31 days a year ago. That makes Northampton County the #7 fastest-selling of 44 Pennsylvania counties we track.

Homeowners in Northampton County pay a median of $4,700 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $308,600, an effective rate of about 1.52%. The Pennsylvania average is 1.30%, which makes Northampton County the #59 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,395 a month, and $1,457 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $470,000 home here comes to about $3,354 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $144,000 a year (the median household here earns $89,184).