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Housing in Bressler

A typical Bressler home is worth roughly $204,000

The median sale price was $225,000 in April 2026.

Typical home value
$204K
▲ 7% in a year · PA $255K
Estimate
Median sale price
$225K
April 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
3
in April
2-bedroom rent
$1,470
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,158
PA $3,311

Only 3 sales 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 Bressler?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 55% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Bressler rose 55% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Bressler home at roughly $204,000 today.

Bressler areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+7%
past year
+55%
past 5 years
+70%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $204K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Bressler, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$282,000
Typical Bressler home $204K

That covers a typical Bressler home, with $78K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,280
Loan $1,010Tax $210Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,470 a month here, $190 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, Bressler’s typical property tax (1.24% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,470

Renters already here pay a median of $1,343.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,040
1 bedroom$1,190
2 bedrooms$1,470
3 bedrooms$1,890
4 bedrooms$1,950
15%
of households rent · PA 31%
135
renter households
39%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
23%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,343
median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

85% of Bressler households own their home

Half of Bressler’s homes were built before 1962.

Owners and renters
Own 85%Rent 15%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1962
typical home built · PA 1965
$2,158
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.24%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

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

Next door

Bressler vs. its neighbors

Bressler is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Bressler$204K*+7%†$1,470—$76,181
Steelton$135K*+7%†$1,4702$58,194
Swatara$214K*+4.4%†$1,6001$80,444
Oberlin—+7%†$1,470—$125,809
Enhaut$156K*+7%†$1,470—$73,836

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.

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