A typical Exeter Township home is worth roughly $189,000
No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Exeter Township?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.8 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Exeter Township home, with $63K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220 a month here, $30 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Exeter Township’s typical property tax (1.28% 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 $1,220
Renters already here pay a median of $1,021, 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 (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Exeter Township in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Exeter Township's population fell by 65 even though 6 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 16% of Exeter Township'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
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $132,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $277,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $40,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $173,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $179,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $127,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $234,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $243,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $243,000 |
Exeter Township's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
85% of Exeter Township households own their home
Half of Exeter Township’s homes were built before 1973.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Exeter Township vs. its neighbors
Exeter Township is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Township | $189K* | — | $1,220 | 0 | $68,269 |
| Falls Township | $243K* | — | $1,320 | 1 | $74,191 |
| Northmoreland Township | $236K* | +2.7%† | $1,320 | 4 | $82,344 |
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.
On the market in Exeter Township
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Exeter Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.