Chicora, PA housing market
The typical Chicora home is worth about $226,000, down 2.3% in a year, 22% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chicora compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Chicora at a glance
Typical home value, 2023–2026
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| January | Chicora | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $232,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $230,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $234,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $226,000 | $290,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Chicora in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Chicora has permitted 3 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Chicora's population fell by 127 even though 3 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $290,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $204,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $70,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $140,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $354,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $195,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $146,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $183,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $63,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $598,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $85,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Chicora and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicora | $226K | −2.3% | $1,020 | 1 | $65,813 |
| Donegal | — | −3.8%† | $1,060 | 1 | $79,519 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Chicora is $1,020 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Chicora pay a median of $712, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $780 · 4 bedrooms $1,400
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (16025; Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.
Recent listings in Chicora
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.