Housing · Hempfield

Hempfield, PA housing market

Home prices around Hempfield have risen about 60% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how Hempfield compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

Price trend

Home prices up 60% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Hempfield rose 60% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices fell 1.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Hempfield home at roughly $293,000 today.

Past year
−1.1%
Pennsylvania: +4.7%
Past 5 years
+60%
Pennsylvania: +48%
Past 10 years
+77%
Pennsylvania: +77%
Estimated value
$293K
Census median, carried to 2025
Hempfield areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200% 200020052010201520202025 2000: 0% since 20002001: +10% since 2000 · +10% that year2002: +16% since 2000 · +5% that year2003: +19% since 2000 · +3.1% that year2004: +25% since 2000 · +4.4% that year2005: +26% since 2000 · +1% that year2006: +25% since 2000 · −0.8% that year2007: +26% since 2000 · +0.7% that year2008: +27% since 2000 · +1.1% that year2009: +23% since 2000 · −3.1% that year2010: +18% since 2000 · −4.3% that year2011: +17% since 2000 · −0.6% that year2012: +16% since 2000 · −1.5% that year2013: +17% since 2000 · +1.5% that year2014: +22% since 2000 · +3.6% that year2015: +23% since 2000 · +1.5% that year2016: +21% since 2000 · −2% that year2017: +25% since 2000 · +3.5% that year2018: +29% since 2000 · +2.7% that year2019: +35% since 2000 · +5% that year2020: +36% since 2000 · +0.9% that year2021: +61% since 2000 · +18% that year2022: +76% since 2000 · +9.6% that year2023: +99% since 2000 · +13% that year2024: +121% since 2000 · +11% that year2025: +119% since 2000 · −1.1% that year Hempfield +119%
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YearChange that yearSince 2000Pennsylvania since 2000
2025−1.1%+119%+164%
2024+11%+121%+152%
2023+13%+99%+138%
2022+9.6%+76%+122%
2021+18%+61%+96%
2020+0.9%+36%+79%
2019+5%+35%+72%
2018+2.7%+29%+66%
2017+3.5%+25%+59%
2016−2%+21%+53%
2015+1.5%+23%+49%
2014+3.6%+22%+46%
2013+1.5%+17%+43%
2012−1.5%+16%+42%
2011−0.6%+17%+45%
2010−4.3%+18%+48%
2009−3.1%+23%+52%
2008+1.1%+27%+57%
2007+0.7%+26%+59%
2006−0.8%+25%+55%
2005+1%+26%+44%
2004+4.4%+25%+29%
2003+3.1%+19%+17%
2002+5%+16%+12%
2001+10%+10%+6.2%
2000———

How Hempfield ranks on rising home prices →

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 16125, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.

New construction

1 new home permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 1 new home in Hempfield in 2025. That's 0.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Hempfield has permitted 17 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
1
3 in 2024
2026 so far
1
Jan–Aug
Per 1,000 residents
0.3
Pennsylvania: 2
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-familyTwo or more homes per building2026 so far
0102030 2000: 11 homes 2000 2001: 18 homes (16 single-family, 2 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2002: 9 homes 2003: 8 homes 2004: 13 homes 2005: 8 homes (2 single-family, 6 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2005 2006: 12 homes 2007: 4 homes 2008: 5 homes 2009: 26 homes (3 single-family, 23 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2010: 29 homes (4 single-family, 25 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2010 2011: 3 homes 2012: 1 home 2013: 0 homes 2014: 3 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 3 homes 2017: 0 homes 2018: 1 home 2019: 2 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 1 home 2022: 5 homes 2023: 1 home 2024: 3 homes 2025: 1 home 2025 2026 so far: 1 home

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−6
New homes+42

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Hempfield's population fell by 6 even though 42 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)110$358,000
2025110$358,000
2024330$650,000
2023110$300,000
2022550$1.1 million
2021110$225,000
2020000—
2019220$401,000
2018110$121,000
2017000—
2016330$625,000
2015000—
2014330$605,000
2013000—
2012110$24,000
2011330$311,000
201029425$3.5 million
200926323$2.9 million
2008550$1.8 million
2007440$628,000
200612120$1.5 million
2005826$1.1 million
200413130$2.3 million
2003880$1.5 million
2002990$1.9 million
200118162$3.2 million
200011110$2 million

How Hempfield 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, through August 2026.

Nearby

Hempfield and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Hempfield — −1.1%† $970 1 $49,653
Greenville $158K −1.3% $970 0 $52,661
West Salem — −1.1%† $970 3 $54,688
Delaware — — $970 2 $71,765
Sugar Grove — −1.1%† $970 0 $62,000
Otter Creek — −1.1%† $970 0 $43,750

† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.

Affordability

3.5 years of income

The typical Hempfield home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Pennsylvania (3.7).

How Hempfield ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
71.8%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$2,464
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$881
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1976
Pennsylvania: 1965

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Hempfield is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Hempfield pay a median of $881, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 23% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$770
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$970
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,350
a month, with utilities
Share of income
23%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,500

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (16125; Crawford County, PA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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. 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. Listings link to their publishers.

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