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Housing in Garden View

A typical Garden View home is worth roughly $198,000

The median sale price was $182,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$198K
▲ 5.3% in a year · PA $255K
Estimate
Median sale price
$182K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
2
in May · 5 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,260
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,177
PA $3,311

Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Garden View?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.8 years of income

More than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$192,000
Typical Garden View home $198K

That’s $6K short of a typical Garden View home.

The typical home, each month
$1,250
Loan $980Tax $220Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month here, $10 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, Garden View’s typical property tax (1.31% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 40% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Garden View rose 40% over the past 5 years, slower than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 5.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Garden View home at roughly $198,000 today.

Garden View areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+5.3%
past year
+40%
past 5 years
+57%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $198K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Garden View, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260

Renters already here pay a median of $940, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$870
1 bedroom$1,050
2 bedrooms$1,260
3 bedrooms$1,670
4 bedrooms$1,830
39%
of households rent · PA 31%
529
renter households
41%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
29%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$940
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Williamsport, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

61% of Garden View households own their home

Half of Garden View’s homes were built before 1976.

Owners and renters
Own 61%Rent 39%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1976
typical home built · PA 1965
$2,177
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.31%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

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

Next door

Garden View vs. its neighbors

Garden View is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Garden View$198K*+5.3%†$1,260—$52,222
Old Lycoming$199K*+5.3%†$1,2604$62,609
Loyalsock$249K*+4.3%†$1,25014$59,491
Williamsport$212K+3.3%$1,2605$48,851

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, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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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