A typical Hallam home is worth roughly $250,000
The median sale price was $290,000 in May 2026.
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 Hallam?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 60% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Hallam rose 60% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 9.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Hallam home at roughly $250,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $250K.
How Hallam ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Hallam, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.3 years of income
About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Hallam home, with $3K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,540 a month here, $190 less than owning.
How Hallam ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Hallam’s typical property tax (2.01% 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 $1,540
Renters already here pay a median of $1,424.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (York-Hanover, 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 Hallam in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (3 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Hallam gained 102 residents while 4 new homes were permitted: about 26 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $380,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $252,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $270,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $315,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $158,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $140,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $375,000 |
| 2006 | 45 | 15 | 30 | $2.3 million |
| 2005 | 133 | 23 | 110 | $5.9 million |
| 2004 | 64 | 34 | 30 | $3.1 million |
| 2003 | 116 | 24 | 92 | $3.7 million |
| 2002 | 214 | 8 | 206 | $7.1 million |
| 2001 | 18 | 8 | 10 | $924,000 |
| 2000 | 58 | 2 | 56 | $2.2 million |
How Hallam ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
1 of Hallam’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Hallam’s homes were built before 1992.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Neighbors talk housing
What Hallam buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.