A typical Folsom home is worth about $332,000
Up 1.2% in a year, 14% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Homes typically sell in 42 days, a little above asking.
What kind of housing town is Folsom?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Folsom home, with $40K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,740 a month here, $610 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Folsom’s typical property tax (2.22% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.1 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
Up 24.1% in five years
About the same pace as Pennsylvania (22.3%).
Show as a table
| January | Folsom | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $189,000 | $173,000 |
| 2018 | $195,000 | $181,000 |
| 2019 | $201,000 | $188,000 |
| 2020 | $219,000 | $198,000 |
| 2021 | $249,000 | $219,000 |
| 2022 | $267,000 | $240,000 |
| 2023 | $293,000 | $257,000 |
| 2024 | $312,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $325,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $329,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $332,000 | $290,000 |
A typical Folsom home worth $185K in September 2016 is worth about $332K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,740
Renters already here pay a median of $1,540, 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 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
84% of Folsom households own their home
Half of Folsom’s homes were built before 1957.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Folsom vs. its neighbors
Folsom is the 4th priciest of 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom | $332K | +1.2% | $1,740 | — | $113,064 |
| Ridley | $265K* | +4.9%† | $1,630 | 2 | $92,835 |
| Prospect Park | $290K | −1.6% | $1,510 | 0 | $63,077 |
| Woodlyn | $299K | +0.6% | $1,600 | — | $79,696 |
| Swarthmore | $474K | +3.7% | $1,760 | 0 | $152,361 |
| Ridley Park | $312K | +0.6% | $1,610 | 1 | $93,594 |
| Rutledge | $397K* | +10%† | $1,590 | 1 | $135,313 |
| Springfield | $415K* | +6.4%† | $1,910 | 0 | $138,205 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Folsom buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.