Housing · Jenks

Jenks, PA housing market

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

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

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Jenks in 2025. The last year with any was 2016 (1 new home).

New homes, 2025
0
0 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Single-familyTwo or more homes per building2026 so far
010203040 2000: 1 home 2000 2001: 17 homes (15 single-family, 2 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2002: 40 homes (23 single-family, 17 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2003: 4 homes 2004: 8 homes (0 single-family, 8 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2005: 6 homes (0 single-family, 6 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2005 2006: 0 homes 2007: 0 homes 2008: 0 homes 2009: 1 home 2010: 1 home 2010 2011: 1 home 2012: 2 homes 2013: 1 home 2014: 2 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 1 home 2017: 0 homes 2018: 0 homes 2019: 0 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 0 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 0 homes 2025: 0 homes 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents+229
New homes+8

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Jenks gained 229 residents while 8 new homes were permitted: about 29 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.

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

Show as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016110$20,000
2015000—
2014220$67,000
2013110$193,000
2012220$368,000
2011110$158,000
2010110$50,000
2009110$231,000
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005606$375,000
2004808$500,000
2003440$100,000
2002402317$4.1 million
200117152$578,000
2000110$20,000

How Jenks 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

Jenks and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Town1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Jenks — $990 0 $51,865
Millstone — $970 0 $55,625
Howe — $1,040 0 $54,375
Kingsley — $1,000 1 $63,750
Highland — $970 0 $65,188
Green — $980 1 $54,375
Barnett — $980 0 $53,056
Affordability

1.9 years of income

The typical Jenks home costs about 1.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).

How Jenks ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
59.3%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$1,199
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$823
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1970
Pennsylvania: 1965

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Jenks is $990 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Jenks pay a median of $823, 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
$900
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$990
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,260
a month, with utilities
Share of income
23%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $720 · 4 bedrooms $1,660

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (16239; Clarion 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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