Housing · Dreher

Dreher, PA housing market

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how Dreher compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Dreher in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (4 new homes).

New homes, 2025
0
4 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Single-family2026 so far
051015 2000: 4 homes 2000 2001: 9 homes 2002: 8 homes 2003: 7 homes 2004: 10 homes 2005: 6 homes 2005 2006: 8 homes 2007: 6 homes 2008: 4 homes 2009: 3 homes 2010: 1 home 2010 2011: 3 homes 2012: 1 home 2013: 0 homes 2014: 0 homes 2015: 6 homes 2015 2016: 4 homes 2017: 4 homes 2018: 6 homes 2019: 1 home 2020: 2 homes 2020 2021: 3 homes 2022: 11 homes 2023: 6 homes 2024: 4 homes 2025: 0 homes 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−62
New homes+26

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Dreher's population fell by 62 even though 26 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 21% of Dreher's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. 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
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024440$1.4 million
2023660$3.7 million
202211110$4.1 million
2021330$924,000
2020220$320,000
2019110$220,000
2018660$1.9 million
2017440$749,000
2016440$683,000
2015660$1.4 million
2014000—
2013000$400,000
2012110$357,000
2011330$641,000
2010110$225,000
2009330$450,000
2008440$730,000
2007660$1.1 million
2006880$1.4 million
2005660$1.2 million
200410100$500,000
2003770$1.1 million
2002880$1.1 million
2001990$515,000
2000440$472,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Dreher and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Town1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Dreher — $1,530 0 $51,648
Greene — $1,500 0 $64,219
Sterling — $1,360 7 $70,417
Coolbaugh — $1,630 37 $82,615
Lehigh — $1,400 7 $55,536
Affordability

4.6 years of income

The typical Dreher home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, more than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
74.6%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$2,709
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$975
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1982
Pennsylvania: 1965

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,530

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dreher is $1,530 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dreher pay a median of $975, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 36% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.

1 bedroom
$1,180
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,530
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,970
a month, with utilities
Share of income
36%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $1,160 · 4 bedrooms $2,500

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (18445, 18460, 18466; Pike 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.

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