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Housing in Lawnton · A strong seller's market

A typical Lawnton home is worth roughly $265,000

Homes typically sell in 4 days, a little above asking.

Typical home value
$265K
▲ 3.1% in a year · PA $255K
Estimate
Median sale price
$324K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
4
Faster than PA (30)
Sale-to-list
104.1%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
5
in May · 4 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,650
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,905
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Lawnton?

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

★ What stands out · Market temperature

A strong seller's market

Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.

Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s

Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.

0.8
months of supply · PA 2.7
4
days to sell · PA 30
104.1%
of asking price, at sale
80%
sold above asking
75%
under contract within 2 weeks
5
new listings in May

Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.

Price trend

Home prices up 53% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Lawnton rose 53% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 3.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Lawnton home at roughly $265,000 today.

Lawnton areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+3.1%
past year
+53%
past 5 years
+77%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $265K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Lawnton, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$313,000
Typical Lawnton home $265K

That covers a typical Lawnton home, with $48K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,680
Loan $1,310Tax $290Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,650 a month here, $30 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lawnton’s typical property tax (1.31% 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 $1,650

Renters already here pay a median of $999, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,170
1 bedroom$1,340
2 bedrooms$1,650
3 bedrooms$2,120
4 bedrooms$2,180
29%
of households rent · PA 31%
533
renter households
27%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
23%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$999
median rent paid today · Census

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.

The homes

71% of Lawnton households own their home

Half of Lawnton’s homes were built before 1976.

Owners and renters
Own 71%Rent 29%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1976
typical home built · PA 1965
$2,905
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.31%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

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

Next door

Lawnton vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Lawnton. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Lawnton$265K*+3.1%†$1,650$84,861
Rutherford$214K*+3.8%†$1,670$83,636

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, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.

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