Lehigh, PA housing market
Home prices around Lehigh have risen about 49% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lehigh compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Lehigh rose 49% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 4.2%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2002 | Pennsylvania since 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.2% | +150% | +136% |
| 2024 | +12% | +140% | +125% |
| 2023 | +4.5% | +114% | +112% |
| 2022 | +14% | +105% | +98% |
| 2021 | +7.3% | +79% | +75% |
| 2020 | +7.1% | +67% | +59% |
| 2019 | +1.1% | +56% | +54% |
| 2018 | +17% | +55% | +48% |
| 2017 | +1.7% | +32% | +42% |
| 2016 | +4.6% | +30% | +37% |
| 2015 | −17% | +24% | +33% |
| 2014 | +4.9% | +49% | +30% |
| 2013 | +8.9% | +42% | +28% |
| 2012 | −5% | +31% | +27% |
| 2011 | −3.2% | +37% | +29% |
| 2010 | −4.9% | +42% | +32% |
| 2009 | −5.2% | +49% | +36% |
| 2008 | −0.6% | +57% | +40% |
| 2007 | +9.7% | +58% | +42% |
| 2006 | +5.5% | +44% | +38% |
| 2005 | +21% | +37% | +28% |
| 2004 | +2.3% | +13% | +15% |
| 2003 | +11% | +11% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | — | — | — |
How Lehigh ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 18255, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Lehigh in 2025. The last year with any was 2019 (1 new home).
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Lehigh's population fell by 54 even though 9 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.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $387,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $387,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $387,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $113,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $627,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $627,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $154,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $154,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $231,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $149,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $116,000 |
How Lehigh 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.
Lehigh and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | — | +4.2%† | $1,360 | 0 | $62,500 |
| Penn Forest | — | +10.6%† | $1,420 | 86 | $67,045 |
| Weatherly | $218K | −2.5% | $1,360 | 0 | $52,125 |
| Jim Thorpe | $284K | +1.8% | $1,360 | 1 | $72,904 |
| Kidder | — | +8.5%† | $1,520 | 23 | $78,854 |
| Lausanne | — | +4.2%† | $1,360 | 0 | $95,417 |
| Nesquehoning | $204K | −1% | $1,360 | 4 | $61,354 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lehigh is $1,360 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $930 · 4 bedrooms $1,810
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (18255; Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area), 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. 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.