A typical German home is worth roughly $123,000
What kind of housing town is German?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical German home, with $113K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420 a month here, $660 more than owning.
How German ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, German’s typical property tax (1.07% 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 $1,420
Renters already here pay a median of $1,327.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 of German’s houses are on the National Register
Half of German’s homes were built before 1959.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
German vs. its neighbors
German is the 3rd least expensive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | $123K* | — | $1,420 | — | $61,834 |
| Menallen | $161K* | +5.2%† | $1,080 | 4 | $64,013 |
| Masontown | $113K | −3% | $1,130 | — | $53,676 |
| Nicholson | $148K* | — | $1,090 | — | $65,096 |
| Cumberland | $133K* | — | $1,020 | 8 | $63,592 |
| Georges | $149K* | — | $1,050 | — | $90,443 |
| Monongahela | $100K* | — | $1,140 | 3 | $70,357 |
| Luzerne | $129K* | — | $1,020 | — | $57,827 |
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 German 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.