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Housing in Elkland

A typical Elkland home is worth about $139,000

Up 4.8% in a year, 52% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

Typical home value
$139K
▲ 4.8% in a year · PA $290K
Zillow
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,618
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Elkland?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.5 years of income

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

You could afford about
$211,000
Typical Elkland home $139K

That covers a typical Elkland home, with $72K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$850
Loan $690Tax $120Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $120 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Elkland’s typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

74% of Elkland households own their home

Half of Elkland’s homes were built before 1943.

Owners and renters
Own 74%Rent 26%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1943
typical home built · PA 1965
$1,618
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.02%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%
6%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Price trend

Up 29.8% in five years

Faster than Pennsylvania (22.3%).

ElklandPennsylvania
$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K20182020202220242026
Show as a table
JanuaryElklandPennsylvania
2018$81,000$181,000
2019$81,000$188,000
2020$84,000$198,000
2021$101,000$219,000
2022$109,000$240,000
2023$117,000$257,000
2024$122,000$268,000
2025$125,000$280,000
2026$131,000$287,000
August 2026$139,000$290,000
Then & now

A typical Elkland home worth $79K in February 2017 is worth about $139K today.

+$60K
+4.7%
past year
+29.8%
past 5 years
+75.5%
since 2017

Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Renters already here pay a median of $833, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$670
1 bedroom$760
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,260
4 bedrooms$1,300
26%
of households rent · PA 31%
163
renter households
47%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$833
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Tioga County, PA): 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 Elkland in 2025. The last year with any was 2018 (1 new home).

Single-family
012 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
3
homes in the past 10 years
Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018110$250,000
2017110$60,000
2016110$10,000
2015000—
2014110$50,000
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007110$250,000
2006110$200,000
2005220$103,000
2004000—
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

Elkland vs. its neighbors

Elkland is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Elkland$139K+4.8%$9700$54,531
Nelson$180K*—$1,0100$82,813
Osceola$148K*—$9700$58,125

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, August 2026. 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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