A typical Blue Ball home is worth roughly $314,000
The median sale price was $403,000 in April 2026.
Only 1 sale in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Blue Ball?
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A typical home costs 3.2 years of income
About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Blue Ball home, with $58K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,580 a month here, $370 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Blue Ball’s typical property tax (1.17% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,580
Renters already here pay a median of $1,187, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lancaster, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home prices up 59% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Blue Ball rose 59% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 4.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Blue Ball home at roughly $314,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $314K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Blue Ball, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
49% of Blue Ball households own their home
Half of Blue Ball’s homes were built before 1968.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Blue Ball vs. its neighbors
Blue Ball is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, April 2026. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.