Homes in Carbon
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bedford County, PA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Carbon in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Carbon has permitted 10 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Carbon's population fell by 57 even though 7 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 20% of Carbon's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $375,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $301,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $558,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $360,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $246,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $246,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $227,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $173,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $166,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $605,000 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $90,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $80,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Carbon vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Carbon. 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.
On the market in Carbon
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Carbon buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.