Housing · Blacklick

Blacklick, PA housing market

Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how Blacklick compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

New construction

3 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Blacklick in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.3 million to build. That's 1.8 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Pennsylvania as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Blacklick has permitted 27 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
3
2 in 2024
2026 so far
3
Jan–Aug
Per 1,000 residents
1.8
Pennsylvania: 2
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-family2026 so far
0246810 2000: 6 homes 2000 2001: 0 homes 2002: 0 homes 2003: 4 homes 2004: 9 homes 2005: 9 homes 2005 2006: 2 homes 2007: 7 homes 2008: 2 homes 2009: 4 homes 2010: 3 homes 2010 2011: 2 homes 2012: 4 homes 2013: 2 homes 2014: 1 home 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 3 homes 2017: 4 homes 2018: 1 home 2019: 3 homes 2020: 2 homes 2020 2021: 2 homes 2022: 7 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 2 homes 2025: 3 homes 2025 2026 so far: 3 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−137
New homes+23

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Blacklick's population fell by 137 even though 23 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

Show as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)330$1.3 million
2025330$1.3 million
2024220$932,000
2023000—
2022770$2 million
2021220$429,000
2020220$120,000
2019330$280,000
2018110$322,000
2017440$674,000
2016330$856,000
2015000—
2014110$150,000
2013220$269,000
2012440$831,000
2011220$277,000
2010330$649,000
2009440$687,000
2008220$315,000
2007770$1.1 million
2006220$136,000
2005990$493,000
2004990$493,000
2003440$190,000
2002000—
2001000—
2000660$303,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Blacklick and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Blacklick — — $1,090 3 $57,250
Jackson — — $1,060 2 $81,414
Barr — — $1,080 4 $78,036
Vintondale — — $1,010 0 $45,000
Nanty-Glo $78K +5.9% $1,110 0 $51,604
Cambria — — $1,070 5 $72,822
Affordability

2.9 years of income

The typical Blacklick home costs about 2.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
89.3%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$1,459
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$703
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1964
Pennsylvania: 1965

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Blacklick is $1,090 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Blacklick pay a median of $703, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 23% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$890
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,090
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,500
a month, with utilities
Share of income
23%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $890 · 4 bedrooms $1,570

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (15762, 15931, 15943, 15957, 15960; Johnstown, PA MSA), 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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