Brown, PA housing market
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Brown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Brown in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Brown has permitted 8 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $105,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $105,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $105,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $445,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $784,000 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $45,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $45,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $925,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Brown's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How Brown ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Brown and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | — | $1,140 | 1 | $93,750 |
| Stewardson | — | $990 | 0 | $47,917 |
| McHenry | — | $1,110 | 1 | $66,250 |
| Chapman | — | $980 | 0 | $53,938 |
| Elk | — | $1,100 | 0 | $44,464 |
| Pine | — | $1,040 | 0 | $96,500 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Brown is $1,140 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,700
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (16938, 17727, 17745, 17769; Williamsport, 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.