Broad Top, PA housing market
The typical Broad Top home is worth about $172,000, up 12.4% in a year, 41% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Broad Top compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Broad Top at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Broad Top | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $171,000 | $257,000 |
| 2024 | $180,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $171,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $163,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $172,000 | $290,000 |
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Broad Top in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.9 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Pennsylvania as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Broad Top has permitted 35 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Broad Top's population fell by 246 even though 33 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.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $435,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $314,000 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $758,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $229,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $170,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $36,000 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $624,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $231,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $97,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $217,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $93,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $73,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $636,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $525,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $378,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $378,000 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $740,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $243,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Broad Top and its neighbors
2.8 years of income
The typical Broad Top home costs about 2.8 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Broad Top is $1,040 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Broad Top pay a median of $858, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,580
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (16650, 16672, 16678, 16679; Bedford 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, 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.