Buffington, PA housing market
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Buffington compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
4 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in Buffington in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 2.5 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Buffington has permitted 15 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $229,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $917,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $303,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $155,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $880,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $235,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $667,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $207,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $494,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $654,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $810,000 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $745,000 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $404,000 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $615,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Buffington and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffington | — | $1,000 | 4 | $65,662 |
| East Wheatfield | — | $990 | 0 | $51,164 |
| Brush Valley | — | $990 | 3 | $76,509 |
| Pine | — | $980 | — | $69,375 |
2.5 years of income
The typical Buffington home costs about 2.5 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 $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Buffington is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Buffington pay a median of $950. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $780 · 4 bedrooms $1,530
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (15748, 15765, 15929, 15957, 15961; Indiana 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. 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.