Housing in Hunlock

A typical Hunlock home is worth roughly $174,000

Typical home value

$174K

PA $290K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,370

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,018

PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Hunlock?

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

Your money goes further40% below the Pennsylvania typical home.A town of owners92% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.5 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$263,000

Typical Hunlock home $174K

That covers a typical Hunlock home, with $89K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,080

Loan $860Tax $170Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370 a month here, $290 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Newport$97K Union$221K Glen Lyon$133K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Hunlock’s typical property tax (1.16% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

92% of Hunlock households own their home

Half of Hunlock’s homes were built before 1976.

Owners and renters

Own 92%Rent 8%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1976

typical home built · PA 1965

$2,018

median property tax bill · PA $3,311

1.16%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370

Renters already here pay a median of $1,188, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$950

1 bedroom$1,130

2 bedrooms$1,370

3 bedrooms$1,790

4 bedrooms$1,930

of households rent · PA 31%

renter households

44%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%

24%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,188

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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

Hunlock vs. its neighbors

Hunlock is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Union$221K Hunlock$174K Glen Lyon$133K Newport$97K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Hunlock	$174K*	—	$1,370	$69,769
Newport	$97K*	+1.8%†	$1,110	$57,541
Union	$221K*	+6.1%†	$1,240	$92,991
Glen Lyon	$133K	+13.7%	$1,090	$48,333

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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. 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.