Cass, PA housing market
Home prices around Cass have risen about 66% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cass compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 66% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Cass rose 66% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Cass home at roughly $213,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Pennsylvania since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +9% | +140% | +164% |
| 2024 | +9.5% | +120% | +152% |
| 2023 | +0.9% | +101% | +138% |
| 2022 | +20% | +99% | +122% |
| 2021 | +14% | +65% | +96% |
| 2020 | +1.3% | +45% | +79% |
| 2019 | +7.3% | +43% | +72% |
| 2018 | +4.9% | +33% | +66% |
| 2017 | −2% | +27% | +59% |
| 2016 | +2.6% | +30% | +53% |
| 2015 | +1.4% | +26% | +49% |
| 2014 | +2% | +25% | +46% |
| 2013 | −4.6% | +22% | +43% |
| 2012 | +2.3% | +28% | +42% |
| 2011 | +0.5% | +25% | +45% |
| 2010 | −6.4% | +24% | +48% |
| 2009 | −0.5% | +33% | +52% |
| 2008 | −0.1% | +34% | +57% |
| 2007 | +2.9% | +34% | +59% |
| 2006 | +6.6% | +30% | +55% |
| 2005 | +7.6% | +22% | +44% |
| 2004 | +3.5% | +13% | +29% |
| 2003 | +1.6% | +9.6% | +17% |
| 2002 | +4.1% | +7.8% | +12% |
| 2001 | +3.7% | +3.7% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 17901, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Cass in 2025. That's 0.6 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Cass has permitted 7 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $149,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $149,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $301,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $513,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $710,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $454,000 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Cass's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Cass and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass | — | +9%† | $1,040 | 1 | $81,917 |
| Norwegian | — | +9%† | $1,040 | 7 | $85,272 |
| New Castle | — | +9.2%† | $1,040 | 0 | $85,592 |
| Foster | — | +9%† | $1,040 | 0 | $57,500 |
| Minersville | $100K | +1.4% | $970 | — | $53,416 |
| Branch | — | +9%† | $1,040 | 0 | $79,139 |
| Butler | — | +25.9%† | $970 | 15 | $79,730 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
1.4 years of income
The typical Cass home costs about 1.4 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 Cass is $1,040 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cass pay a median of $544, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 15% of the town's median household income.
Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,420
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17901; Schuylkill 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. 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.