A typical Hamilton home is worth roughly $349,000
Home prices around Hamilton have risen about 50% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Hamilton?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Hamilton rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 11%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Hamilton home at roughly $349,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $349K.
How Hamilton ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Hamilton, 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
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Hamilton home, with $41K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,460 a month here, $770 less than owning.
How Hamilton ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Hamilton’s typical property tax (1.40% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
91% of Hamilton households own their home
Half of Hamilton’s homes were built before 1991.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,460
Renters already here pay a median of $1,352.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Gettysburg, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Hamilton vs. its neighbors
Hamilton is the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | $349K* | +10.7%† | $1,460 | — | $107,188 |
| Paradise | $271K* | +6.5%† | $1,350 | 8 | $79,152 |
| Reading | $276K* | +13.9%† | $1,290 | — | $95,417 |
| Hampton | $144K* | +12.2%† | $1,470 | — | $66,700 |
| Mount Pleasant | $289K* | +5%† | $1,370 | — | $90,833 |
| Oxford | $244K* | +10.4%† | $1,490 | — | $82,783 |
| Berwick | $185K* | +6.9%† | $1,410 | — | $85,139 |
| East Berlin | $348K | +3.6% | $1,210 | — | $73,523 |
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 Hamilton 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. 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.