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Housing in Jackson

A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $135,000

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Typical home value
$135K
PA $290K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,260
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,225
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Jackson?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2 years of income

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

You could afford about
$257,000
Typical Jackson home $135K

That covers a typical Jackson home, with $122K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$810
Loan $670Tax $100Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month here, $450 more 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 (0.91% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260

Renters already here pay a median of $725, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$880
1 bedroom$970
2 bedrooms$1,260
3 bedrooms$1,590
4 bedrooms$1,820
12%
of households rent · PA 31%
22
renter households
$725
median rent paid today · Census

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

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Jackson in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (8 new homes).

Single-family
05101520 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
2
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
50
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−230
New homes+53

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Jackson's population fell by 230 even though 53 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.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)220$532,000
2025000—
2024880$2.1 million
2023550$1.3 million
2022440$1.1 million
2021440$1.1 million
2020550$1 million
2019880$2.3 million
2018440$1.3 million
2017550$1.4 million
2016770$1.8 million
2015550$1.3 million
2014330$706,000
2013110$150,000
2012550$1.3 million
2011550$545,000
201010100$1.8 million
2009440$884,000
2008770$1.4 million
2007440$583,000
200616160$3.1 million
2005770$1.1 million
2004770$606,000
2003000—
2002000—
2001000—
2000000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

The homes

88% of Jackson households own their home

Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1979.

Owners and renters
Own 88%Rent 12%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1979
typical home built · PA 1965
$1,225
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
0.91%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Jackson vs. its neighbors

Jackson is the 3rd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Jackson$135K*—$1,2600$66,250
Canal$134K*—$9701$64,432
Plum$134K*−4.7%†$1,1000$63,438
Sugarcreek$108K*+3.4%†$9904$63,987
Oakland$167K*+4.3%†$1,0904$77,500
Wayne$202K*—$9903$75,000

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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.

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