A typical Laurel Run home is worth roughly $58,000
Home prices around Laurel Run have risen about 76% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Laurel Run?
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What it takes to buy in Laurel Run
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That covers a typical Laurel Run home, with $230K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170 a month here, $800 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Pennsylvania typical property tax (1.30% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 76% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Laurel Run rose 76% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 9.2%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Laurel Run, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
94% of Laurel Run households own their home
Half of Laurel Run’s homes were built before 1983.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Laurel Run in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Laurel Run gained 58 residents while 21 new homes were permitted: about 2.8 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $334,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $248,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $346,000 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Laurel Run's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Laurel Run vs. its neighbors
Laurel Run is the least expensive of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Run | $58K* | +9.2%† | $1,170 | 0 | $58,542 |
| Wilkes-Barre | $185K | +1.9% | $1,230 | 0 | $67,656 |
| Georgetown | $118K* | −7.4%† | $1,230 | — | $59,821 |
| Bear Creek | $250K* | −5.2%† | $1,270 | 6 | $88,333 |
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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.