A typical Eldred home is worth roughly $240,000
What kind of housing town is Eldred?
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A typical home costs 3.3 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Eldred home, with $46K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250 a month here, $180 less than owning.
How Eldred ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Eldred’s typical property tax (0.86% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250
Renters already here pay a median of $813, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Northumberland County, PA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
81% of Eldred households own their home
Half of Eldred’s homes were built before 1971.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Eldred vs. its neighbors
Eldred is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldred | $240K* | — | $1,250 | — | $73,250 |
| Butler | $173K* | +25.9%† | $970 | 15 | $79,730 |
| Barry | $223K* | +26.2%† | $1,000 | — | $75,962 |
| Upper Mahantongo | $197K* | — | $980 | — | $64,063 |
| Hegins | $244K | +8.3% | $1,050 | 3 | $92,861 |
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. 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.