Homes in Cooke
Home prices around Cooke have risen about 51% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home prices up 51% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Cooke rose 51% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 5.2%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Cooke, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Gettysburg, PA MSA): 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 Cooke in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Cooke has permitted 5 homes in all.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $865,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $340,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $334,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $170,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $177,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $274,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $501,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $552,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $532,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $381,000 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $489,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $291,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $251,000 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $811,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Cooke vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Cooke. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke | — | +5.2%† | $1,130 | 1 | $103,750 |
| South Newton | $245K* | +5.3%† | $1,320 | 1 | $78,167 |
| Penn | $238K* | +4.3%† | $1,300 | 6 | $80,500 |
| Dickinson | $391K* | +6.6%† | $1,350 | 17 | $104,716 |
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.
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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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.