Barry, PA housing market
Home prices around Barry have risen about 73% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Barry compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 73% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Barry rose 73% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 26%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2001 | Pennsylvania since 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +26% | +138% | +149% |
| 2024 | +13% | +89% | +138% |
| 2023 | +1.6% | +66% | +124% |
| 2022 | +7.4% | +64% | +109% |
| 2021 | +11% | +52% | +85% |
| 2020 | +2.9% | +38% | +68% |
| 2019 | +2.1% | +34% | +62% |
| 2018 | +4.6% | +31% | +56% |
| 2017 | −5.8% | +25% | +50% |
| 2016 | +17% | +33% | +44% |
| 2015 | −0.3% | +14% | +41% |
| 2014 | −5.1% | +14% | +38% |
| 2013 | −3.4% | +21% | +35% |
| 2012 | −1.4% | +25% | +34% |
| 2011 | +5.7% | +27% | +36% |
| 2010 | −5.2% | +20% | +40% |
| 2009 | −1.6% | +26% | +43% |
| 2008 | +2.1% | +28% | +48% |
| 2007 | +0.6% | +26% | +50% |
| 2006 | +12% | +25% | +46% |
| 2005 | +0.9% | +11% | +36% |
| 2004 | +4.7% | +10% | +21% |
| 2003 | +9% | +5.2% | +11% |
| 2002 | −3.5% | −3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 17921, 17938, covering 60% of Barry’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Barry and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry | — | +26.2%† | $1,000 | — | $75,962 |
| Butler | — | +25.9%† | $970 | 15 | $79,730 |
| Foster | — | +9%† | $1,040 | 0 | $57,500 |
| Hegins | $244K | +8.3% | $1,050 | 3 | $92,861 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Barry is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Barry pay a median of $657, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,370
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17921, 17938; Columbia County, PA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.