A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $244,000
What kind of housing town is Jackson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
69% of Jackson households own their home
Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1970.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A typical home costs 3.8 years of income
About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $4K short of a typical Jackson home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month here, $130 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jackson’s typical property tax (1.17% 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 $1,390
Renters already here pay a median of $863, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Jackson vs. its neighbors
Jackson is the 3rd least expensive of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | $244K* | — | $1,390 | — | $64,375 |
| Lower Mifflin | $175K* | +3.5%† | $1,230 | 1 | $60,682 |
| Tuscarora | $193K* | — | $1,020 | 3 | $52,065 |
| Northeast Madison | $255K* | — | $1,060 | — | $76,042 |
| Southwest Madison | $303K* | — | $1,120 | — | $92,727 |
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.