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Housing in Davidson

A typical Davidson home is worth roughly $174,000

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Typical home value
$174K
PA $290K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,300
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,661
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Davidson?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The homes

90% of Davidson households own their home

Half of Davidson’s homes were built before 1966.

Owners and renters
Own 90%Rent 10%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1966
typical home built · PA 1965
$1,661
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
0.95%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%
44%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.2 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$209,000
Typical Davidson home $174K

That covers a typical Davidson home, with $35K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,050
Loan $860Tax $140Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300 a month here, $250 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Davidson’s typical property tax (0.95% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,300

Renters already here pay a median of $700, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$920
1 bedroom$1,050
2 bedrooms$1,300
3 bedrooms$1,720
4 bedrooms$1,990
10%
of households rent · PA 31%
14
renter households
$700
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Williamsport, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Davidson in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (2 new homes).

Single-family
01234 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
1
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
10
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−24
New homes+7

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Davidson's population fell by 24 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. 44% of Davidson'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
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)110$337,000
2025000—
2024220$660,000
2023110$301,000
2022000—
2021220$496,000
2020110$248,000
2019000—
2018110$250,000
2017000—
2016330$785,000
2015000—
2014220$483,000
2013000—
2012110$220,000
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008110$220,000
2007220$425,000
2006000—
2005000—
2004440$320,000
2003000—
2002000—
2001000—
2000000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Next door

Davidson vs. its neighbors

Davidson is the least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Davidson$174K*—$1,3000$53,929
Laporte——$1,0802$79,432
Shrewsbury——$1,2701$71,250
Colley$202K*—$1,0601$93,125
Sugarloaf$223K*—$1,2102$67,857
Jordan$227K*—$1,2700$57,266
Penn$223K*—$1,1800$80,000
Franklin$247K*—$1,2500$88,125

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. 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.

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