Cleveland, PA housing market
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cleveland 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 Cleveland in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.4 million to build. That's 3.4 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Cleveland has permitted 30 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Cleveland gained 10 residents while 20 new homes were permitted: about 0.5 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes 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.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $687,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $444,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $24,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $950,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $366,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $457,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $960,000 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $963,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $364,000 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $542,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $755,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Cleveland and its neighbors
3.4 years of income
The typical Cleveland home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Pennsylvania (3.7).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cleveland is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cleveland pay a median of $825, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,840
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17820, 17824; Columbia 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.