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Housing in Gibraltar

A typical Gibraltar home is worth roughly $263,000

The median sale price was $260,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$263K
▲ 4.6% in a year · PA $255K
Estimate
Median sale price
$260K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in May
2-bedroom rent
$1,440
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,045
PA $3,311

Only 1 sale 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 Gibraltar?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

86% of Gibraltar households own their home

Half of Gibraltar’s homes were built before 1938.

Owners and renters
Own 86%Rent 14%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1938
typical home built · PA 1965
$3,045
median property tax bill · PA $3,311

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Price trend

Home prices up 58% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Gibraltar rose 58% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 4.6%.

Gibraltar areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+4.6%
past year
+58%
past 5 years
+90%
past 10 years

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

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Gibraltar

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$288,000
Typical Gibraltar home $263K

That covers a typical Gibraltar home, with $24K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,670
Loan $1,300Tax $290Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,440 a month here, $230 less 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, the Pennsylvania typical property tax (1.30% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,440

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$990
1 bedroom$1,130
2 bedrooms$1,440
3 bedrooms$1,770
4 bedrooms$1,910
14%
of households rent · PA 31%
31
renter households

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

Next door

Gibraltar vs. its neighbors

Gibraltar 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
Gibraltar$263K*+4.6%†$1,440—$77,933
Robeson$363K*+3.8%†$1,46054$93,009
Exeter$282K*+5.1%†$1,66012$100,083

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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