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Housing in Blossburg

A typical Blossburg home is worth about $158,000

Down 0.8% in a year, 46% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

Typical home value
$158K
▼ 0.8% in a year · PA $290K
Zillow
2-bedroom rent
$1,130
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,753
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Blossburg?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$261,000
Typical Blossburg home $158K

That covers a typical Blossburg home, with $103K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$970
Loan $780Tax $150Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130 a month here, $160 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Blossburg’s typical property tax (1.12% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

68% of Blossburg households own their home

Half of Blossburg’s homes were built before 1938.

Owners and renters
Own 68%Rent 32%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1938
typical home built · PA 1965
$1,753
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.12%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%
1%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Price trend

Up 24.9% in five years

About the same pace as Pennsylvania (22.3%).

BlossburgPennsylvania
$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K20182020202220242026
Show as a table
JanuaryBlossburgPennsylvania
2017$93,000$173,000
2018$96,000$181,000
2019$101,000$188,000
2020$107,000$198,000
2021$122,000$219,000
2022$129,000$240,000
2023$141,000$257,000
2024$143,000$268,000
2025$153,000$280,000
2026$156,000$287,000
August 2026$158,000$290,000
Then & now

A typical Blossburg home worth $94K in September 2016 is worth about $158K today.

+$64K
−0.8%
past year
+24.9%
past 5 years
+68.2%
since 2016

Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130

Renters already here pay a median of $969, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$890
2 bedrooms$1,130
3 bedrooms$1,460
4 bedrooms$1,510
32%
of households rent · PA 31%
207
renter households
42%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
20%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$969
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Tioga County, PA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Blossburg in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (2 new homes).

Single-family2+ homes per building
02468 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
4
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−5
New homes+7

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Blossburg's population fell by 5 even though 7 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.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023220$590,000
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017110$246,000
2016110$246,000
2015110$227,000
2014000—
2013110$120,000
2012220$245,000
2011000—
2010110$115,000
2009770$491,000
2008220$322,000
2007220$125,000
2006835$452,000
2005330$267,000
2004220$108,000
2003770$333,000
2002660$285,000
2001550$238,000
2000550$238,000

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

Next door

Blossburg vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Blossburg. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Blossburg$158K−0.8%$1,1300$68,791
Hamilton$101K*—$1,1300$65,250
Bloss—+8.9%†$1,0800$95,104

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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